tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192417702012-02-16T22:59:10.955ZRandom Pictures captured whilst out and about...Shafi Saidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418348771505675899noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19241770.post-3875567685133723392007-02-18T21:41:00.000Z2007-02-18T21:55:00.709Z

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My fascination with Sunsets and the moon is astonishing...My lousy Camera isn't good enough to capture the moon's magnificence

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Here Comes Autumn...The tunnel under the Thames...Conspicuous Clouds...What can i say, I just Love Nature!

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Here are some more for you SD!...And this one is for Firefly! its the UEL campus.

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A Bouquet?the landing strip...vivid!Float away...

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Is Canary Wharf polluting London? There's plenty of fish in the sea... Gliding... Looming clouds...

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Too many signs or too many Green-Chain walk areas? Back off, young man, this one was saying! see the attitude. Kids at play Where does it lead to?Magnificent! You

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Serene...The sun sets into the horizon...Just plain Sailing

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I have recently acquired an intense affinity for photography. therefore, this site will be my photoBlog displaying images captured by my Olympus C5060 and Samsung Digital Cameras.. My usual rants and "incoherent thoughts" have found a new abode, so please do drop by. it is HERE

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Koray(toor) is hung around the long neck of the camel.Setting off for Dhaan.

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Continuing on from the Aqal in my previous post, I shall be posting here some photographs of the Nomadic life in Somalia. I shall also be posting a few other miscelleneous pictures, but lets start with the reer-guraaga! All the pictures below are taken in Hawd by a friend of mine, hamze, who visited there a few months ago. A return from Dhaan. This is where the herd is taken to the nearest water

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Oh how I long to sleep inside one of these!Image Source

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Yesterday it was at my cousins’, today it is at my friend’s aunt’s, tomorrow it will be at my other friend’s and the day after that Insha-Allah it will be at the Mosque. Ramadan is a great time, but not the best of times if you can’t cook and had enough of your local takeaways. When it comes to the Ramadan month, one craves for the traditional home cooked Samosas, the Bur/Kackac, the pancakes,

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Richard hammond is said to be steadily recovering from that fatal stunt on Wednesday. He was apparently trying to break the Land speed record of Andy Green who is the fastest man earth with a land speed record of 763mph, which he set in 1997. but he just managed 280mph when the awful incident happened in a car similar to the one above. Wishing him a quick recovery so i can watch the rest of

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Ramadan Kareem to All. May Allah bestow His mercy upon us and accept our prayers in this blessed month of Ramadan and give us the Eeman and steadfastness to successfully complete it and reap its rewards! Ameen.

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On Saturday, the 16th, my most treasured friend has uttered the words “Qabbaltu Nikaaxan…” after the Sheikh and departed from the “impoverished existence” of our likes. A companion for so long through life’s turbulent waves and solitary subsistence, he now is in the preliminary stages of the ever-gratifying epoch of wedlock. May Allah safeguard them from the teething troubles of marriage and

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In Reply to Nomad's The Arawelo in me, says... Haduu ku maqli lahaa Darwiishku wuxuu ku odhan lahaa,Naagyahay waxaad damacday iyo dunida xaalkeeduWaa labo duddoo oo kala fogaan doy isu lahayneDulligaad la joogtiyo sidii dahab u laacaagaDoqonniimo hadalkaaga iyo duq iskayeelkaygaWaa dabo bangool iyo garkoo durufba meel yaaleNaa hoy dandaan lama rujo e maqal dabuubtaydaNaa hoy digniin baa ka timid

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“Somalis are very proud people” is a term you’d find in the early journals of travellers who made it to Somalia. Very true indeed, we are very proud people – proud of our Religion, proud of our culture, proud of our heritage. But there is a very fine line between pride and conceit – The former is acceptable within some varying degrees whereas the later makes one an object of contempt. A

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My summer, if I can call it that judging by its rapidity, was anything but special. With no job and studies, my days became drastically monotonous and unproductive and my nights gloomy. I felt rather lethargic and rewarded myself with plenty of sleep – oh yes, lots of it. And since the British weather is to blame for everything around here, I’d also like to blame my laziness and slothfulness over

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Julian Beever's is an English artist famous for his "Pavement art". He has painted on the streets of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium, creating a striking illusion of 3-dimensionality when viewed from the right angle. Here are sopme of his paintings - Very creative one must admit!by Julian Beever

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I received this by e-mail and thought I'd share it with you...it is something worth reflecting upon Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms.

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A man may meet a woman and be shocked by her ugliness. Soon if she is unaffected, her expression makes him overlook the fault of her features. He begins to find her charming, it enters his head that she might be loved, and a week later he is living in hope. The following week he has been snubbed into despair, and the week aftwerwards he has gone mad.STENDHAL, Love, Translated by Suzanne Sale

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The Flag of a nation that once "was"Flag in the Hijab! CoolSomalia Overalls!Someone should've told this lady that the Flag is not to be draped around her waist!Simply beautiful...Traditional Clothes, look quite good with the Flag. Sense the Patriotism there?Ma dhaxantuu iskaga duwayaa?

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Yesterday, after a long day at Uni, my colleague, Leila, invited me to attend a play by some young Somalis at Wembley. I was informed nothing more than it was “a play by some young Somalis” so I went ahead without expecting anything much, thinking “nothing Somalis do ever fully succeeds”. But this was different. This was intended to raise awareness of the famine and droughts in Somalia and also

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English is a beautiful language indeed. But some people have degraded it so here I'm compiling a list of words and phrases that should be banished from the English Language for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness... I was actually listening to Anna Raeburn on LBC 97.3 when she was talking about the same thing. i wanted to make a post about it long time ago but i forgot it, so Anna reminded

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I had this sent to me in an e-mail! If a picture speaks a thousand words, then what do these pictures say!This picture won Pulitzer Prize but raised many Moral questions, as to why Kevin Carter waited for the vulture to spread its wings in order to get perfect shot, instead of helping the child. After he waited for some time and the vulture didn't spread its wings, he just took this shot.bread

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The Millenium DomeCanary Wharf.On my way to work - towards Canary Wharf!

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This is My New BlogHopefully this one here will be my ground to exercise my photography! will upload some very soon!

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It had just started rained. The floor, already damp and wet, reflected the nimbus clouds looming on the horizon as we sought protection from the rain under a bus stop shelter. Several people crowded the bus shelter, leaving inadequate room for any more. The clock had just struck twenty minutes past the hour of five, and by this time many workers were leaving their monotonous work places and

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Soomaalidu waxay ku maahmaahdaa, Haddaad tagto meel laga il laayahay, ishaa layska ridaa and the equivalent translation of this proverb would the equally similar English proverb When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do –that’s precisely the philosophy many Somalis are adopting while they are adapting to changes in culture and environment.Somalis are people of very unique a nature. Very Distinct people

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News story of the day:An Iranian Newspaper has launched a competition to find the best cartoon about the Holocaust in retaliation for the publication of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.The iranian daily Hamshahri said its contest was designed to test the boundaries of Free Speech - the reason many European Newspapers have given for publishing the cartoons of the prophet. Each of the 12 winners

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But where do i belong?Where do I call home?Where can I walk with pride?With my head really up highWith no guards by my either sideRest under a tree and look to the skyWhere can I live permanently?Where can I leave a mark?Without having to transfer frequentlyAnd comfortably inhabit and workWhere can I sleep soundly in my hut?Knowing that am safe and secureWithout having to be vigilant and alertAnd

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Police keep watch as thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims take to the streets in Dhaka. Palestinians show their anger at the cartoons by walking over a Danish flag in front of a mosque. A Jordanian Muslim holds up the Koran in the capital Amman. Palestinian protesters burn a French flag during a demonstration. Pakistanis burn Danish, Norwegian and French flags during a rally in Lahore. Muslims

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Nights i lay crumbled in my bedTrembling with dejection and fearSheets covered wholly by the tears i shedHaunted by the ache and angst like a nightmareFrowning with an unendurable agonyI pass the crowd with great stealthDragging my feet with melancholyWould this rather jeopardize my health?Tormented by my dire and distressing predicamentFaintly i contemplate as my enitre body deterioratesEven

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A convoy of cars slowly strolls down the A12, leading to the A406, on its way to the Islamic Cemetery in Chingford. My friend, Nur, is to be buried today. How slowly and stealthily death stole on him. Yesterday here he was, lively and full of fun and laughter – playing football with us every Sunday evening, Today here is – me digging his grave! On the long stretch of road, my head is preoccupied

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After an exceedingly strenuous day at work, the only thing you expect is a hassle-free journey to your dwelling. One minute you’re lost in contemplation; your supper, a warm bath to unwind in and relieve those fatigued muscles and your quilt might seem the only things discernible to you; the next minute you are bracing yourself for the most unpleasant and hostile environment you’ve ever

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Academics have finally done something worthwhile, by taking their skills back to where it's mostly needed. The future, now seems brighter than ever, with thousands of students enrolling each year for courses ranging from Islamic Jurisprudence to Accounting and Management to Computer Science. Below are some pictures taken from their respective University websites and other sources!Students

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The Master Intrumentalist in action - Axmad Ismaciil XudeydiSome of you might remember one his most notable lyrics of all time. The song uur-hooyahayow sang by Axmad Mooge has been the theme of almost every letter that was sent back home from the Western Countries. The lyrics went something like this:Laba aabe wada dhalayiyo ubad walaalaarinkii yimaadabaisla kaashanayooisa siiye

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“We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power towards good ends.”Mary McLeod BethuneWhen we were young, we were taught to respect our elders. We looked upon them with exalted admiration and appreciation. Whoever they were, wherever they came from or whatever clan they hailed from, we were expected to

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As the reality of the Information age becomes more certain, people are beginning to understand the vast expanse of new media. They are starting to experiment new ways to interact with one another and interconnecting with different people across the globe. The massive technological explosion that is occurring, some say, is just a start of a brighter future for technology. For many of us though,

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Introduction:The nature of communication has changed quite significantly over the years. The internet has now becomes the means of gathering and disseminating of news. Digital technology has profoundly affected the way journalists carry out their daily jobs; it has changed how they accumulate and report news. The traditional media has been enormously augmented by the Internet and its ease of

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My first post! My First Blog! "My first time"Finally! What a relief! Computer geeks would have probably done this within two minutes, but it took me exactly 1 hour, 4 minutes and 33 seconds to create this simple blog. I proved nerve-racking despite the fact that all i had to do was choose and the computer would do it for you.Choosing the template took most of my time. Eventually when i thought

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