Hiiran administration bans Arabic writing in buisinesses

[original dervish]

why are you even bothering to debate how shopkeepers advertise their wares?
there have been numerous cases of summary executions, looting, mass displacement of hiiran civilians.
but hold on...the main problem is unpatriotic merchants. do me a favour, this is gangsterism, pure and simple.

[Shirib]

Al Shabab banned the use of Af Somali and Hiiran Admin are trying to get back to their culture, makes sense.

That said poor business people who have to keep changing thier tabeelos lol. Tabeelo makers

where the hell did you get that from?

[GeoSeven]

You are not in charge. The Ethiopians are and they could leave any second. How are you going to prevent Al Shabaab from taking over Beled-Weyne again if you are annoying the people with retarded authoritatian laws trying to control what they use on signs in front of their private business establishment. Every single Somali store I know here in my city in the US has "halal" written in Arabic but in Beled-Weyne they won't have that right. Cockroach brains wallahi.

Dickface, you say others are dumb but your arguments are so stupid. Why on earth would a shop in Baladweyne need to have a "halal" sign?

[BlackVelvet]

Al Shabab banned the use of Af Somali and Hiiran Admin are trying to get back to their culture, makes sense.

That said poor business people who have to keep changing thier tabeelos lol. Tabeelo makers

where the hell did you get that from?

Did you read the article?

[Shirib]

Al Shabab banned the use of Af Somali and Hiiran Admin are trying to get back to their culture, makes sense.

That said poor business people who have to keep changing thier tabeelos lol. Tabeelo makers

where the hell did you get that from?

Did you read the article?

war hee dheh, we should be in the tabeelo making business

[BlackVelvet]

Innit

[fighter]

You are not in charge. The Ethiopians are and they could leave any second. How are you going to prevent Al Shabaab from taking over Beled-Weyne again if you are annoying the people with retarded authoritatian laws trying to control what they use on signs in front of their private business establishment. Every single Somali store I know here in my city in the US has "halal" written in Arabic but in Beled-Weyne they won't have that right. Cockroach brains wallahi.

Dickface, you say others are dumb but your arguments are so stupid. Why on earth would a shop in Baladweyne need to have a "halal" sign?

[TheblueNwhite]

Calling someone names makes you the brightest of the bunch? listen moron, learn to get your point across without sounding like mofo retard.

What business is it of yours what the admin in Hiiraan does anyway? how does this decision of theirs affect you?

GTFO sacsacyahow.

But aren't you also calling him names to get your point across? Pot calling the kettle black.

Mind your business.

[Bro]

You are not in charge. The Ethiopians are and they could leave any second. How are you going to prevent Al Shabaab from taking over Beled-Weyne again if you are annoying the people with retarded authoritatian laws trying to control what they use on signs in front of their private business establishment. Every single Somali store I know here in my city in the US has "halal" written in Arabic but in Beled-Weyne they won't have that right. Cockroach brains wallahi.

Dickface, you say others are dumb but your arguments are so stupid. Why on earth would a shop in Baladweyne need to have a "halal" sign?

[greenday]

Encouraging the use of our language! I just don't get sideeey qof uga soo horjesa karo

[Estarix]

They should let things play themselfes out instead of capping everything which attacks basic human rights.
In a pure bussiness case two neighbours shops one who's shop is used in Arabic will be at a disadvantage to one that does it in Somali.

[SultanOrder]

Here is what it really comes down to
1.We have a great percentage of the population that are illeterate (hence the need to use pictures infront of stores to show what goods they sell)
2. Majority of Somalis don't even speak arabic let alone read it
3. Is this about "protecting somali culture"

My issue comes down to forcing things one way or another. I fully support the use of Somali, I also don't have a problem with the use of Arabic. What I notice is that Arabic was forced upon the population by Shambles, and now a new administration is forcing Somali upon the population. The common denominator is force. My opinion is that businesses will do what ever brings them more business, if Arabic will bring more customers than they will do it, if Somali will bring more customers they will do it, and if using both will be the best method they will do it. So let businesses solve this issue.

The bluenWhite, Greenday, Blackvelvet, Somalifanatic your guys's argument is to protect the Somali language and culture. If that is the case, tell me why you see arabic as a threat to the language and culture? Also, do you support the banning of English as well since all the towns in Somali use english as well?

[The`Republic]

The Hiiraan administration was appointed by the TFG. The TFG is putting forward this constitution that says the official "languages" of the Somali Republic are Somali and Arabic. A local statute such as this by that rag tag paramilitary would be in violation of Somali national law.

http://www.dastuur.org/images/stories/d ... nglish.pdf

Hiiraan region acknowledges that Somali and Arabic are both official languages but Hiiraan region makes its own local laws, Hiiraan region said no Arabic writing on the shops. The status of Arabic as an official language still stands in Hiiraan region. Hiiraan administration does not seem to have violated any laws. Got anything else you wanna say?

What's sad is you are probably not even in Somalia and probably went to "school" outside which gives strength to my observation school is just not enough for some people. Forget this is is Hiiraan, since the locale of the place makes you very irrational with respect to rule of law. What about the accepted norms of rule of law and law order makes you think that a local law is independent of national law? What about supremacy in the tiers of law is so beyond your tiny pea sized badow mind that would make you think that a local administration can limit the use of a national official language and not violate any laws?

This is the problem with Somali society; stagnation of progression of mind.

[Based]

Good on the Hiiraan administration.

Next up, full bans on the niqaab.

[The`Republic]

Dickface, you say others are dumb but your arguments are so stupid. Why on earth would a shop in Baladweyne need to have a "halal" sign?

You are so simple it is amazing; giving off as much brain power as a fruit fly. Whether Balad-Weyne merchants need to have a halal sign is beside the point, next muster as much energy as you possible can in that near empty skull you call a brain and try to see the big picture which in a small case is the freedom of private enterprise to conduct business legitimately and in a big case is respecting the political and social norms of Somali society and do not try to take advantage of them in polar opposite way than Shabaab.

Somalis are neither an Arabic-speaking people and nor are they a non-Arabic-speaking people. Our culture, customs, and traditions, and political life has existed harmoniously in a well shaped social strategem that does not need to be forced tampered with by either AL Shabaab nor your little thuggish third world child soldiers.

The point here is political and social freedom for society to be who it is. America doesn't need to be protecting its values by forcing the Somali shop owner to write in English. Why must Somalis be forced every time to compare with whatever group is in power thinks is socially appropriate? F'cking dumb ass