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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion @WFPSomalia | Formally StratComms @EU_in_Somalia @Albanyassociate @IOM_Somalia @WHOSom | Guled & Liiban’s 🐈🐈⬛ mama
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Today we had the privilege of being led in Jumma salat by Shekh Afif Mohammed Taj from Sudan, we recognize the significance of this moment. Somalia has come a long way in our peace and development and with the support of our brothers/sisters from Sudan and beyond Alhamdulilah
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Another iconic image of a woman leading a protest in Africa. This one from Nigeria ✊🏾 images are powerful and we are
#BlackGirlMagic
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Tell us you are Somali, with out telling us you are Somali 😂 Jumma Kareem
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It's been 2 years since I started wearing the hijab. Huge thanks to my sister Fardowsa Osman for the positive influence, may Allah bless, guide and protect her.
I'm the same troublemakes, only difference I come wrapped like a sweetie 😁 🍬 ♥
#HijabLife
#Alhamdulillah
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Salaam Alaykum my brothers and sisters, please take safely precaution against
#Covid19
and put your trust in Allah. I can tell you from first hand experience this thing is very serious. Alhamdulilah I'm getting though it by the grace and mercy of Allah.
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Alhamdulilah back on the streets again Behind me is the Hawa Tako monument in Mogadishu, Somalia
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Gold is the Somali woman's savings and loan. Always appreciating in value. Currently at $60 per gram.
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Somali women protesting for the release of Angela Davis in Mogadishu (1972)
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Salaam Alaykum, in the coming months I want to improve my communication skills by recording and sharing stories about the places that I visit and the people that I meet. Feel free to share your feedback and comments. Be blessed always 😁
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Today I prayed dhuhur at Jamia mosque in downtown Nairobi today. It reminded me of a beautiful conversation I had with
@HodanTV
Allah ya Rahma. It was a privilege having her as a friend. May Allah grant her all those we've lost Jannatul Firdaus
#NaagIskaDig
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Grand opening of the Mogadishu Stadium
#Happy60thAnniversary
The next 60 is bright and filled with hope
@NisSomalia
@gabowduale
@NBerlangaEU
@EU_in_Somalia
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Salaam Alaykum, I pulled down my advise post on how I managed my
#covid19
I will share a video on what I did to survive. I'm in Mogadishu and we don't have adequate covid health support/intervention so it's pretty much every man/woman for themselves.
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A typical breakfast in Somalia. Who can go back to cereal and oatmeal after this 😆😋
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#OceanStars
wins and all of a sudden Somali men are back to GQ status Mansha Allah.
For all you scabolos out there, take advantage of these good times to secure your queen.
We don't know how long these good time will last.
Insha Allah
#Qatar2022
when skys the limit 😂 ♥
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Nothing to promote just a vintage photo of a drop dead gorgeous Somali woman in a guntino 😁
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This is Hawo Tako, legendary Somali freedom fighter against the Italian colonialist and antifascist
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Jumaa Kareem from beautiful
#Mogadishu
Stay healthy and keep a positive mindset, we will overcome this tough times Insha Allah
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Somalia has best tropical fruits in the world... limes, bananas, grapefruit, watermelon, mango, papaya 😋
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Delicious coffee at the beautiful
@LaasCoffee
in
#Mogadishu
so proud of
@HassanSabriee
and team for all the hard work put into this venture. They are providing jobs for young Somalis. This is how you lift a community out of crisis and into prosperity ⬆️🙌🇸🇴
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An amazing day hiking the Ngong Hills with my sisters
@Sahra_Noor
and Sumeya. What a blessing Alhamdulilah
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About 2 years ago, a friend convinced me to join them in a small farming investment idea in Somaliland.
Lesson: Progress is incremental and put your money where your mouth is... Say Masha Allah
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Ciid Wanaagsan!
Bun iyo salool udgoonkiisa igula ciida!
Istar quraacdeeda macaan iyo carafteeda udgoon igula ciida!
Ciida ciida, Ciid Wanaagsan ku ciida!
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This evening we had an amazing conversation with a group of young women on education and opportunities at
@Badrabela
library 📚🇸🇴☕
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Salaam Alaykum, as you know I just started sharing these short video about a month ago. I'd really appreciate your feedback;
1. Should I keep them going?
2. How can I make them better - content and quality?
Thanks a lot 😊
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Alhamdulilah 6K followers and growing.
This month I run a communications traning, on how to use your smart phones to tell better stories. And my af Somali is getting better. Keep challenging yourself 🙌
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#EidMubarak
from sunny
#Mogadishu
, the pearl of the Indean Ocean.
"Oh you who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy. Vie in such perseverance, strengthen each other, and be pious, that you may prosper." (3:200)
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Grocery shopping in
#Mogadishu
and making the best of small spaces. Eating at home and loading up on fruits and vegetables. May Allah make it easy for all of us, increase our Iman and patience through this challenging times. Lots of love
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Amazing 3.5 hour Ngong Hills hike this morning. Thanks to
@Sahra_Noor
for taking me along and Alhamdulilah for the health and strength to do that 😁
#sisterhood
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
@FadumoSomali
Deputy Permanent Secretary
@SomaliPM
she is the highest ranking female civil servant in Somali
#IWD2022
🎖️✊
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What I also take from these images are one does not have to abandon his/her culture in order to be powerful or impactful
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Education alone is not enough for a successful life.
Aabo's recipe for succes;
1. Be brave - put your heart in it
2. Have good public relations
3. Be respectful
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It's
#MentalHealthAwareness
Day
A few of my copping tips:
1. Pray salatul layle often
2. Forgive
3. Exercise gratitude
4. Stand up straight
5. Love and respect yourself
6. Compare your today with your yesterday.. NOT OTHERS
7. Make friend with those who want the best for you
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Mekatilili a Kenyan freedom fighter who led the Giriama people in a resistance against the British Colonial Administration
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Cool summer breeze and star filled skys
#MogadishuNights
and a preview of some of the restored monuments managed by
@AbdiBarud
They say "how can we know where we're going if we don't know where we've been"
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Hards times??? Hit the mat
Good times??? Hit the mat
Feeling sad and confused??? Hit the mat
Feeling on top of the world??? You aready know what I'm gonna say... HIT THE MAT!!!
Happy Thursday Everyone 😁🙌📿
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8k followers!!! I'm moving up in this world. Here for the laughs and positive energy. Mahadsanid!!!
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So happy to finally meet a woman whose spirit and hustle I've been admiring on these street.
@nawalqali1
Masha Allah you are doing great work for the community and we appreciate you. May Allah bless and make it easy for you 🙌😁💃🏾
Keep up that hustle
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More amazing stories from my recent trip to Baidoa. A conversation with Mustafa Tawfiq about his wholesale clothing business in the
#Baidoa
market
#SomaliExcellence
💪 🧠
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Field Marshal Muthoni Kirima another Kenyan freedom fighter and Mau Mau
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Just over a year since I met
@jfinspires_
and a lot of transformations later. Let's never doubt that Allah has a better plan for us and with hardship there is ease. Lesson: there is a lot of healing in sharing experiences and supporting one another 🙌😁
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Visited Qansahdheere the city where Hadraawi (AUN) was exiled by Siad Barre for 5 yrs in 1972 for his nationalistic/antidictatorship poetry. The govt wanted to break him but he thrived instead by building new relationships with the local community & learned af Maay
#Somalinimo
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Soor and beef stew for lunch.
Soor is like ugali but softer and made with a mix of maize and millet flour
#SomaliCuisine
😋
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Are there more of us who don't think Somali men are trash or am I the only one?
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Salaam Alaykum, as promised please find the link to my
#Covid19
video. I provide details about how I knew I got it and how I managed the symptoms. I used chloroquine, zink, vitamin C&D to treat my symptoms. I'm not a doctor this my personal account.
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The best deeds are the consistent deeds. In case you feel lost or isolated try forming daily habits that help you maintain your imaan.
1. Pray on time
2. Say your duas (morning and evening)
3. Read the Quran
4. Breath - calming techniques
5. Gratitude journal
Jumma Mubarak 😁
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I try to pray at a different mosque, once every day while I'm here. The beautiful Quran recitation and mosque design is enough to brighten your day. Alhamdulilah
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Salaam Alaykum everyone, it's my last day in beautiful
#Istanbul
here is a quick vedio to sum up my experience. Most important is to thank Allah for all of His blessings and mercys. Alhamdulilah
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Incorporating Somali cultural artifacts in my home is a source of joy for me. Growing my collection piece by piece Insha Allah
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October was a hectic month at work 3 big meetings and a couple of reports but Alhamdulilah I made it through.
Tips to deal with pressure:
1. Pray
2. Ask your loved ones to pray for you 😁
3. Make a list of the things you need to get done
4. Get up early and do a little everyday
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Some of the brave men and women supporting the fight against
#Covid19
in Somali. Send them love and duas 🦸🏼♀️🕊️💪😷🧼🚿
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A chance to preview some of
@NujuumArts
new pieces and girls nite with
@iki_inabdalla
#SomaliSistersRock
#Alhamdulillah
#Farshahan
🎨🖌️🕊️♥️🇸🇴
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One of the most beautiful Somali phrases "Soo noqo adoo nabada!"
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Wangari Maathai 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, teacher, author, political and environmental activist and founder of the Green Belt Movement. She fought so we could all have access to green spaces and environmental justice. Kenyan but she belongs to the whole world.
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Poor health and dealing with chronic illness is not easy.
Say Alhamdulilah for your wellbeing and say dua for those who are struggling with their health.
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My dream has always been to move to the miyiga (Somali rural area) to learn the Somali language and culture better. Live amongst my people for a while. This might be my chance... 🐐 🐪 🐎
#NOMADLIFE
#BRIGHTSIDE
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Subax wanaagsan from Baydhabo janaay.
#Alhamdulillah
if you are grateful Allah will increase it for you
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Regardless of
#Covid19
, should 🇸🇴 hold elections this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below
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I love baati shopping in Xamar Weyne and this is my favorite shop, which is run entirely by young people. They also have their disabled brother who works with them. I ♥️🇸🇴🛺🥻
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My conversation with Mohamed, the people of
#Baidoa
like
@HassanAKhaire
he came to visit recently and he even spoke in af Maay
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Celebrating
#IWD2020
in Hargeisa with the launch of the Laas Geel heritage joint protection project between
@EU_in_Somalia
, SL Ministry of Trade, industries and Tourism &
@HargeysaCC
in order to create jobs, build the economy & save the site for future gen.
#EU_PARTNERSINPEACE
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An aerial view of Mogadishu aka Xamar Cadey. A place of hope and brilliance. Our collective dua for this beautiful place is peace 🕊️ no more tears and bloodshed. More love, patience and understanding. Duas and positive collective and state action.
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Abo at Lions Eye Hospital this morning for eye surgery. He can't resist making new friends. Keeping it positive. Jumma Kareem. Duas for abo 😁
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Funny sounding Somali words:
- Bililiqo means looting
Beautiful sounding Somali words:
- Saxansaxo the smell after rain (don't think there is an English word for this)
-Balanbaalis - Butterfly 🦋 🤗
@AzizFaarah
@AbdisalamAato
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Not everything is taught in a classroom
1. Have imaan
2. Ask for help
3. Be curious
4. Have an attitude for learning
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Xamar Wayne on a hot Saturday afternoon. May Allah bless the hard working men & women of this beautiful city. Event the cats are hustling hard 😆
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Jumma Kareem wherever you are in the world. May Allah ease the the challenges of this period in our lives. Call your friends and loved ones and don't forget to do your adkars 😁
Love and duas from Xamar Cade
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My absolutely favorite section of any bookstore. Alhamdulilah for African writers. Where things make sense and where I can relate 🤗🐈
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Jumma prayer at the Blue Mosque, walkabout in Sultan Ahmet and lunch. Alhamdulilah
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Dr. Hawa Abdi, physician, teacher, author and human rights activist. During the Somali civil war, she provided protection, shelter, healthcare, and education to thousands of internally displaced people. Check out her
@VitalVoices
story here:
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With bike couriers Walter and Godfrey in downtown Nairobi this morning. It's great to see more work options available for the youth in Africa. Let's keep our young brothers and sisters safe of the roads by not intimidating them with our cars. Support and say dua for them 🚴🏿♂️🙌📦
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@moamohamud
Masha Allah what an incredible story and experience. Always good to be nice to people, regardless. I know sometimes I get tired and annoyed when I'm asked where I'm from. That changes today ☺️
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Here are 3 ways we can honour
@HodanTV
legacy:
1. Let's help Banadir University in Kismayo to rebuild their campus which was destroyed in the blast last Friday.
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Salaam Alaykum, are you a Somali with a disability or know of a Somali person or organization working with person's with disabilities? Join our network
@SpecialSomalis
to share resources, ideas, and help amplify the voices of Somali children and people with disabilities ♿🇸🇴🙌
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My little Guled 🐈 discovered new lounging spots today 🙆🏾♀️😊
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Cunto waddaniya, cambulo, galley, macsaro, caanogeel ....waa wada asal-organic
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A day at Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts. Some takeaways:
1. Turks were not powerful by accident, they put great value in education and learning
2. They surround themselves with beauty.. even everyday objects are ornate, well made and precious
3. They take care of their stuff
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A wonderful week spent exploring one of the world's greatest cities
#Istanbul
Two Jummas prayed in grand mosques. For the first time, people didn't look at me with pity when I idenfied as a Somali 😆 they we so utterly amazing.
May Allah bless us all.
#Alhamdulillah
#CoffeeTime
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