W/Q O Adam

by Faysal Aw Cabdi Cambalaash. Translated by Rhoda A. Rageh with the permission of the author.

Abdi! Although I have abstained from poetry,
And have not for decades uttered a single sound.

The creative powers I have once had, and the
Melodious voice with which I used to convey,

I have lost the desire for poetry in recent years.
A moving emotion leaves me restless tonight,
Forcing me to say what you have been asking awhile.

In this world that some have aimed for higher galaxies.
In this world that some are trotting on the moon.
In this world scientists lead with scientific understanding.
In this world threatening each other with deadly nukes,
We are calmly chewing this poisonous grass.
Our entire thinking is reduced to chewing qat.
Our children are incarcerated in harsh prisons cells
Our girls and women exposed to dangerous habits.

Bandhig-buugeedka Caalamiga ah ee Hargeysa (Hargeysa International Book Fair) waa bandhig qiime sare ku leh dhaqankeenna oo Eebbe idankii qabsoomi doona xagaaga sannadkan, bisha Oogost 2008.

Waxaa lagu soo bandhigi doonaa in kudhow 200 oo buug oo kala duwan oo ku qoran afsoomaali, iyo kuwo kale oo ku qoran afafka shisheeye ee aadka looga akhriyo waddanka. Buugaagtaasi waa kuwa hadda suuqa iibkooda laga heli karo, markaa dadku way iibsan doonaa inta bandhiggu socdo. Waxaa kale oo lasoo bandhigi doonaa buugaag aan hadda iib u oolin oo afsoomaali iyo afqalaadba ku qoran, oo xidhiidh la leh arrimaha Somaliland, kuwaasoo dadku daawan doonaan. Waxaanu dhowraynaa in maalintiiba ilaa 1000 oo qof nasoo booqdaan inta carwadu socoto, oo isugu jira da'a walba, balse u badan dhallinyaro.

Siyaasadda Reeraysan: Lafagur qoto dheer*

Wax badan baa laga yidhi in Kulmiye yahay badbaadiyaha Somaliland. Sidaas oo kale ayaa wax badan laga yidhi in Udub ka madhanyahay siyaasad, dhaqaale iyo qorshe horumarineed oo wax ku ool ah. Iyada oo haddaba laga yaabo in qodobka dambe ilaa xad run yahay, haddana wax badan lagama odhan caqabadaha qotada dheer ee qarqarsiga ku haya dhismaha bulshadeenna tusaale ahaan ragaadka siyaasadeed iyo habsiyaasadeedka waxtarka daran.

Qoraalkani wuxuu ku doodayaa in mawduucyada qotada dheer ee hortaagan bulshadeenna curdanka ahi ay ka horreeyeen Madaxweyne Rayaale, dhab ahaanna ka dambayn doonaan, siina socon doonaan marka uu tago. Waxa aan ku adkaysanayaa in waxyaabaha inagu habsaday saldhiggoodu ka qoto dheeryahay sida loo malaynayo iyo dhab ahaan sida ay ururrada mucaaradku inaga dhaadhicinayaan intaba.

Waxaa nagu maqaale ah geeridii marxuun Xasan Diiriye Faarax oo ahaa hoobal caan ah.

Marxuunku wuxuu ku geeriyooday 26/07/2008kii waddanka Kuwait.

Bahda RSOL waxay tacsi u dirayaan dhammaan eheladii iyo asxaabtii uu ka baxay marxuunku, waxana ay Ilaahay uga baryaynaa in uu marxuunka ka waraabiyo janno fardowsa.

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by Mohamed Obsiye

So much has been said about Kulmiye being the saviour of Somaliland. So much has also been said about Udub being defunct of sound political, economic and social development plans. Whilst the latter is perhaps true to some extent, less has, however, been said of the deep seated structural constrains to our nation building i.e. the political impasse and the ineffectual political machinery. This paper argues that some of the most fundamental issues facing our emerging nation pre-date President Riyale’s government and will, in all likelihood, continue to exist long after he is gone. I maintain that the fundamental causes of what befell us are much more complex than they appear on the surface, and surely than opposition parties would have us believe. In fairness nothing dulls the mind more than accepting on face value that Udub is the culprit of current impasse. I use the term ‘impasse’ because in the present context of the turmoil in the troubled Horn of Africa, some might not agree that Somaliland has a problem to start with. I partly agree to this. There is peace and stability (rare commodities in the Horn) and the private sector business is booming. But whilst these are necessary conditions, they are however not sufficient for the building of a viable nation state. The focus of this paper is the dead-end clanship politics which has turned our nation building on its head.

“Taariikhdu waynoo musbaax maanka caawima’e
Adoo male gudaayaad yaqiin marar ku gaadhaaye
Makaankaaga waa inaad taqaan meelba waxa yaalle”……..
Xaaji Aadan Axmed Xasan (Af-qallooc)
Ceerigaabo, 1968

Waxa makiinadda wax lagu daabaco qarka u saaran buuggaas oo dhowaan soo bixi doona; haddii uu Eebbe idmo.

Hordhac

In badan waxa dareenkayga gudaha u xoqayey sida lisinku mindida u soofeeyo si la mid ah sidii loo daba qabatayn lahaa taariikhda ummadda oo aan mar kasta maankayga ka bixin in baylahdeedu badan tahay, halisna u tahay in wax badan oo ka mid ahi ay u tasoobaan dayac dartiis. Ummad aan taariikh sugan lahayni, waa ummad aan jiritaankeedu sugnayn. Buuggan oo haddaba ku saabsan Sooyaalkii Suugaaneed iyo Baal-taariikheedkii halyeygii waddaniga ahaa ee Xaaji Aadan Axmed Xasan (Af-qallooc) waxa uu ka dhashay dareenkaas werwerku ku takhlan yahay. Taariikhda dadka ayaa sameeya. Ficilada iyo falaadyada aadmiga; maan iyo muruq ahaan; ayaana dhaqan-galka taariikheed geeddi geliya. Xaaji Aadan Af-qallooc oo kale waa ku “dhif iyo naadir” Soomaalida dhexdeeda, waxaana loogu horraysiin karaa foolaadka hal-doorkeenna taariikhda ummadda docdeeda ugu mudan ka kulaalaya

Inaa Lillaah Wa Innaa Ileyhi Raajicuun!

W/Q A. M. Yusuf

Cabdalla Nuruddiin waxa aan ILaahay uga baryayaa in uu geeyo Jannodii Ferdowso; ehelediisiina ka siiyo samir iyo iimaan.

Anigu waxa aan ka mid ahay intii aragtay Al-akh Cabdallaa isaga oo aan 20 jirsan, tintu na ay madoobayd; ahaan na wiil aad u qurxoonaa.

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Waxaa dhowaan si gaaban u soo booqday magaalada Hargeysa aqoonyahanka wayn ee Jamaal Cali Xuseen, halkaasi oo uu kula kulmay kooxda ama naadiga akhristayaasha Hargeysa.

Jamaal waxa uu ka midyahay aqoonyahannada tirada yar ee waddanka dibadiisa ka shaqeeya ee ay dhallinyaradu ku dhaataan, islamarkaa ay higsadaan guulaha uu ka soo hooyay waxbarashadiisa iyo guud ahaan dedaalka aan gacan qabashada lahayn ee uu ka gaadhay aqoon jacaylkiisii iyo dedaalkiisii shaqo intaba. Jamaal oo wakhtigan ah gudoomiyaha Somaliland Forum, waxa ay akhristayaashu ka faa’iidasteen aqoon iyo waayo arragnimo mug wayn oo uu aqoonyahanku kulankaasi ku so bandhigay.