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walahi sum inspirational speeches lastnite..

holdtite da people who made da show dat way walahi..

marshallah n may allah make it easy 4 the people of somalia ameen

Ladie_x

UN: Rape is now "part of the game" in brutal Somalia conflict


Nairobi - Sexual violence against women in the Somali capital Mogadishu has reached an unprecedented level, with women raped at checkpoints and during the day in front of bystanders by all parties to the vicious conflict, the United Nations said Friday.

The UN children's agency UNICEF said rape was becoming an 'instrument' used by Ethiopian and backed government troops, a new trend in the 17-year conflict, which has worsened dramatically since the New Year.

'Sexual violence and rape are part of conflicts in most parts of the world but we have not seen it on the level as we are seeing it now in Mogadishu,' said Christian Balslev-Olesen, the UNICEF representative for Somalia.

'Sexual violence and rape is part of the game.'

An aid worker based in the bullet-scarred capital said Ethiopian troops, in Mogadishu since the New Year and so embroiled in the conflict they cannot withdraw, cordon off areas after an attack, loot whatever they can and rape women left behind.

Women attempting to flee the violent capital, part of the exodus of 400,000 since the start of the year, are being raped at checkpoints and roadblocks run by the government or pro-government militias.

'The lack of respect for basic humanitarian principles is alarming and horrific,' Balslev-Olesen said, adding that wounded women and children are often left to die in the streets.

Balslev-Olesen said gathering figures on the number of rapes in the capital was difficult, with few international staff based there and many local aid agencies fearing repercussions from the government should they report such numbers.

He said figures collated from different relief agencies showed at least 50 women were raped in the last month.

Children meanwhile are being recruited into militias, with 80 per cent of schools in Mogadishu closed down because of the violence. Some 31 children have been killed on their way to school this year.

Ethiopian-backed government troops swooped into Mogadishu at the New Year, ousting a popular Islamist group and sparking a persistent insurgency that has killed thousands.

Somalia was plunged into anarchy after the 1991 toppling of dictator Mohammed Siad Barre by warlords.

© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Ladie_x

^and there calling the islamic resistance terrorists

Somalia will be, with the course of time, free from the brutal hands of political cannibalism. some day Somalis will, Insha Allah, come to their sense and have better understanding & management towards the current political depression of the country.

it was a very good event. my only concern was the time limit

Marc

^ mr warqad .. ..

I saw u there Qum!

and i used to the paper to maximum effect!!!!

thanks for comming doe!

Marc

its nothing mate .. kinda late and i missed my mate open the event but ..
oh well .. good job!

mate?, wat me???

MARC

lol okaaaay then ..

Communication breakdown between qum and marc

Qum he thinks that when you said you missed your mate's opening he thought that you were referring to him coz you said "its nothing mate" . Bloody qaxoonti


Ok I'm to nosey for my own good

lol i gathered laakin didnt bother .. altho i was refering to him seein me ..

yeh i came staright from uni even tho i was complety knackerd! yeh i left straight after that talk by the lady. mahsllah she made very good points.

may Allah make it easy for our people in somalia n let us all hold on to the rope of Allah! i mean all we can do is make dua.

^^^WINK WINK