Happy International women's day!!

Happy International Women’s Day to all lovely ladies around the world, especially to my beautiful/powerful Somali sisters. If I made a list of people who have inspired me in life, that list would be predominantly female. Without them life on Earth would be so dull. In fact, it wouldn’t even exist, therefore let's continue to be their voice! Wishing you happiness that lasts, unconditional love that never fades, success, laughter and smiles forever.#WomensDay2014

"Its really sad that hundreds of Somali expats living/working/studying in the Middle East are suffering all because they cannot renew their Somali passports any more. Some of these people are losing their jobs, kicked out of university, some are being kicked out of the country and some are paying daily fines for being in the country on expired papers for the past 4 months. Its unfair that these people have to suffer for something that can be fixed within couple of hours. Somali Immigration Department has failed these people and is not doing anything to help these people."

We need action to tackle this before it's too late for too many.
Please share and spread the word. These people need you to be their voice, therefore let's be their VOICE and SUPPORT!

Elman you gone but not forgotten!!

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Elman Ali Ahmed, a father, a peace activist, an entrepreneur and prominent human rights campaigner.

Elman was an amazing peacemaker as well as a civil rights activist and strongly believed in his work and unwavering responsibility to have a positive impact on those that are less fortunate than him.

When Everyone was running from the war, Elman was running toward it to save the Somalia people. He was one of the people that inspired me to be a peace activist and i will continue to live out that dream, his killing marked the beginning of a long and bloody era of politically motivated assassinations in Somalia.

May Allaah expand his grave and grant him Jannatul Firdaws, Ameen. Elman REST IN PEACE.

RIP to the Boqorka Codka ( The king of voice)

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un" ('We belong to Allah and to Him do we return,').
Such a sad news this morning for anyone who loves/knows Somali music, the passing of a legend, the King of voice and the greatest Somali singer of all time died at a hospital in #Germany, following long illness.

My deepest condolences to his beloved family. May Allah help and give strength & patience to the people closer to him during this very difficult time.

Please make dua for him that Allah swt forgive all his sins and grant him to the highest place in Jannah. Amen.

The North Korea theory of the missing plane has made me spit my Starbucks out LOL.

Feeling old is not related to our age. It's an expression of our present state of mind. We all have the potential to feel forever young.

I don't even understand why people rush into marriage? Half of the population divorces anyhow. Marriage isn't the same as it was 50 years ago!

Some sisters have this unrealistic expectation of marriage. Usually these young girls end up rushing into it because they like the thought or one of their friend got married. Don't rush getting into marriage for the sake of being married. Marriage is not just a WORD. It is a life contract that takes a life time to review and accept meanwhile; before you sign it be sure you are capable of keeping its promises.

Agree or disagree?

Tony Benn!

So sad to hear Tony Benn the last of the old school Politicians has passed away today. 

A truly inspiration and an honourable man in true sense of the word. A great battler for justice and socialism, legendary Labour politician, anti-Iraq war campaigner, a magnificent writer, a champion of the powerless, life-long fighter for justice and true friend of Palestine. 

Tony Benn always looked towards siding with the oppressed and with the People. I look up to that and admire it deeply.

The greatest politician of his generation. Will be missed from the political landscape. 
An honest politician in a dishonest world is a rare treasure. RIP Tony Benn.

I'm taking a break for awhile, will be back to blogging soon.

Updating my blog has become increasingly difficult because I am very busy and will continue to be for a while. And in order to do my thoughts 'justice' I decided to take a break indefinitely Thank you loads for reading and contributing to this blog. Insha'Allah I will return to writing because writing is my therapy and can never give it up. All the best always.

Africans say NO to bum AID.

Dear whiteman, You asked us to wear coat under hot sun, we did it; you said we should speak your language, we have obediently ignored ours. You asked us to tie a rope round our necks like goats, we have obeyed without questioning. You asked our ladies to wear dead people's hair instead of the natural ones GOD gave them, they have obeyed. You said we should marry just one woman in the midst of plenty damsels, we reluctantly agreed. You said our decent girls should wear catapults instead of the conventional pants, they have obeyed. You asked us to use rubber in order to control our birth rate, we agreed though it denies us of the sweetness of SEX. Now you want our MEN to sleep with fellow MEN and our WOMEN with fellow WOMEN so that GOD could destroy us like Sodom and Gomorrah?