Shariif speaks Arabic in the UN assembly

AhlulbaytSoldier · Postby **AhlulbaytSoldier** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:42 am

You can watch it here english version:
http://www.un.org/ga/64/generaldebate/SO.shtml

only arabic:

galia · Postby **galia** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:22 am

Viva President Sheikh Shariff :rose:

sheekh-Farax-zero · Postby **sheekh-Farax-zero** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:59 am

why arabic?,,,, isn't somali his native language?

The_Emperior5 · Postby **The_Emperior5** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:00 pm

sheekh-Farax-zero wrote:why arabic?,,,, isn't somali his native language?

he is an arab all he did is baryo baryo wa iska caadii :up:

abdalla11 · Postby **abdalla11** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:01 pm

sheekh-Farax-zero wrote:why arabic?,,,, isn't somali his native language?

He speaks arabic at dugsi level :down:

Babygirl- · Postby **Babygirl-** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:39 pm

sheekh-Farax-zero wrote:why arabic?,,,, isn't somali his native language?

Because at the UN you speak 1 of 5/6 languages, English, French, Spanish, Chinese or Arabic. ( & I think Russian)

Voltage · Postby **Voltage** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:53 pm

The funny thing is Somali accent in Arabic is more respected by Arabs than their own regional dialect accents because Somalis speak pure fusxa Arabic when they learn it. This Syrian kid was telling me this when he was explaining why Somali kids win the annual Quranic recitations year after year.

Compare Qaddafi's maghreb Arabic to Sharif's and Sharif seems like the one who was born speaking Arabic.

IRONm@N · Postby **IRONm@N** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:58 pm

He is speaking in Quranical Arabic.

Voltage · Postby **Voltage** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:03 pm

It's called "Fusxa" or Classical Arabic. It is also the standard Arabic of media and education. However you would look elitist and out of place if you tried to converse in the Arab streets :lol:

gobdoon · Postby **gobdoon** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:56 am

How come , is he trying to impress the Arabs.what happened to our languege Somali?

Twisted_Logic · Postby **Twisted_Logic** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:00 am

Such a shame

Postby **FAH1223** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:02 am

Babygirl- wrote:
sheekh-Farax-zero wrote:why arabic?,,,, isn't somali his native language?

Because at the UN you speak 1 of 5/6 languages, English, French, Spanish, Chinese or Arabic. ( & I think Russian)

Yeh its Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish

nothing wrong with it, hes fluent in it

Somalian_Boqor · Postby **Somalian_Boqor** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:03 am

Arabic is actually a very powerful language and among the official languages at the United Nations. Nothing is wrong with it if he chose to speak Arabic. It's actually a plus.

nomadicwarlord · Postby **nomadicwarlord** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:12 am

The Somali translator at the UN Great Hall called in sick that day :lol:

. When Hon. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed addressed the UN General Assembly he used English. Arabic and English are part of the official languages of the U.N. There is nothing wrong with using one of those languages.

AhlulbaytSoldier · Postby **AhlulbaytSoldier** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:12 am

who is responsible for the title change?

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