Hersi is a former US Marine and veteran of Iraq. He is also a Somali Muslim. In this Video he recounts his experience as a Muslim in the American school system and the US military. __________ See more at www.thepoetnation.com. Share on Facebook
I write this letter because I am heartbroken Heartbroken because of my brother’s misunderstanding Misunderstanding because you ain’t listening You’re not listening to what we ain’t saying We ain’t saying for fear of being forsaken Forsaken because of the naming and shaming Shaming because of the games you be playing Playing because you ain’t respecting [...]
What happened to the Somali Warriors? Why are their children wiping each out from the face of the earth? Don’t forget your forefathers, our history is rich. (What history? Somali people have a history?) Our history goes past quat consuming fanatics, underage pirates and a lost youth rotting in the Diaspora who can’t speak [...]
Sallaam Brothers & Sisters, I just got this video from a friend of mine and I wanted to share it with you guys. This is one of Boonaa Mohammed’s latest poems, its called War on Error. For bookings or other inquires contact boonaamohammed@gmail.com or www.boonaa.com Please support the brother and visit his website www.boonaa.com Share on [...]
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you [...]
By Awil Jama Muslim girl engulfed with materialistic possessions, has the latest trends: Iphone, Ipod, Ipad, and the Imac. Running for attention and acceptance. Leaving traditions and modesty- like recyclable ideologies. Trapped in a society that favors immodesty, fornication, and seductive music lyrics. Subservient females whose lust are money and men. Losing the Muslim identity like [...]
we,the children, got taken taken away from her bloodstained hands, self-destructive palms, crooked fingers pointing no direction, its easier to run away from her when her back is turned she doesnt know her way around the battlefields expand, freedom fighters positions get shifted, rapidly increase their numbers, wallow in blood pools revel in the death [...]
As salamu aliakum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu Your brothers and sisters in Bristol are in need of your aid. By the grace of Allah subhanaah wa ta’aala Bristol has been blessed with a Masjid, a Quran School and most recently a Bookstore and Dawah Centre. The Masjid has been the centre of the community for years and [...]
We dont like to remember Aawo she was around before we existed, we dont care to remember her voice before it got raspy with the chokeholds of her inner demons before her remaining right hand became leathered with her own history even then, when we were in her presence, we were taught to contradict her [...]
In last of a series of dispatches from Mogadishu, Daniel Howden reports on the artists fighting to keep a tradition alive. Hassan Mohamed Mohamud: The poet was beaten and shot and fled to Nairobi The Mogadishu poets’ club seldom meets these days. Sugaal Abdulle Omar is one of only a handful of survivors who have [...]
When the nation of poets are reduced to a nation of beggars, When the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which carry greed and notoriety replace the government and the United Nations rules Somalia, When the NGOs exaggerate and perpetuate the vicious circle of victimhood, When a culture of dependence is created and promoted, When Sheik Sharif’s religious [...]
Welcome back Ladies and Gentlemen. Or actually, the question is: are there any Ladies or Gentlemen left in the Somali Community? Share on Facebook
Welcome back to the third edition of The Awoowe Diaries. Question: Are Community Groups/Organisations actually doing anything for our Community? Share on Facebook
Wadani – Simple concept, yet, somehow, we seem to have it confused. There are so many out there who truly love our Nation and are Wadani through and through. Unfortunately, it is also the case that those who distort this ideology far outnumber those who genuinely support it! To simplify it, I wish to examine [...]
