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Somali American Media Association Condemn the killing Swedish cameraman..
25 June 2006

Somali American Media Association strongly condemns the assassination of the late colleague Mr. Martin Adler who was fulfilling his duties for the benefit of the Somali people, and we demand action from the current rulers of Mogadishu.

This crime's responsibility falls on the shoulders of those who organized, monitored, safeguarded, and ruled the event of which Mr. Alder was covering.

Once again, Somali American Media Association sends our condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Alder of this tragic loss.

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Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Miniyaabolis oo yiri waxaa iga go’an inaan soo cesho amaanka

Waxaa dhacay Shir ay wada yeesheen Booliska Magaaladda Miniyaabolis iyo Ganacsatada Suuqa layiraahdo Village Market Mall oo dadka badankiisuna uyaqaaniin Suuqa 24ka.

Waxaa kale oo ka soo qeyb galay shirkaani Xildhibaanka Xaafadda uu ku yaalo Suuqan oo layiraahdo Robert lilligren iyo House of representative Karen Clark iyo Andy Sagvold oo ka socda Council on Crime and Justice iyo Omar Jamal oo ahaa qofkii isku soo dubariday shirkanina inuu dhaco sabab u ahaa asaga iyo Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Magaalada Minniyaabolis William McManus oo dhowr jeer yimi Suuqa asagoo aanu kula kulanay Village market Markey dhimatay Marxuumad Luul ayadoo lagu jiiray gaari lala baxsanayey markaa waxaana gaarigaasi lahaa walaasheed oo la xarbisay tuuga waa sida ay sheegeen laguna soo qoray saxaafada ayuu yiri Taliyaha Booliska Soomaalida hadeey isu tagto waxaan usameeyn oo war cad iila timaado isla markaana sameeysato gudi u ah Af-hayeenada Suuqan waxbaan ka qaban arimahan amaan darada hadii aan wax ka qaban waayana waan is casili ayuu yiri in yar ka dib Markey timi geeridii Luul buu yiri asagoo utacsiyeenaya dadka Suuqa markaa baan la kulanay.

Waxaa meeshaasi ka hadlay ugu horeyn oo furay Omar Jamal oo in mudo ah ka soo shaqeeynayey asagoo joogay meeshaasi ilaa iyo habeenkii la Burcadku jiiray gabadh Soomaaliyeed ee layiraahdo Luul Ibraahim ayaa yiri waxaa maantay isugu nimi waa dhibaatadii naga soo gaartay awgeed gabadh soomaaliyeed waxaana isugu nimi in wax laga qabto arintaa si ayan dhicin markale.

Waxaa uu siiyey Omar Jamal oo ka socda Somali Justice Advocate warbixin Madaxdii meeshaasi isugu timi oo ugu warbixiyey sida ay isu soo habeeyeen ganacsatada Suuqa Village Market Mall ayagoo sameystay gudi waxaana uu yiri waxaanu rabnaa inaanu idiin sheegno in jaaliyadda soomaalida laga helayo dad yaqaana sida ay booliska ushaqeeyaan oo waxaa laga yaabaa ineyba halkan joogaan dad booliskii soomaaliya kamid ahaan jirayba marka waxaanu rabnaa oo aanu codsaneynaa iney ahaadan booliska imaanaya ama ka shaqeeynaya nawaaxiga Suuqa mid Saaxiib laha dadka oo soomaalidu waxay horay utaqaan booliska dalkeena oo dadka la sheekeysta oo la shaaheeya oo guryaha iyo xaafadda wareega ayagoo lugeynaya laakiinse booliskani waa ay hormareen oo aduunkan waa hormaray marka la socda waa in lala shaqeeyaa booliska dadkuna waxaan filayaa iney rabaan horumarka Ganacsigooda oo uu noqdo Suuqooda sida Suuqa layiraahdo Mall of America oo kale oo dadka Markey tagaan ay amaankoodu ay ka wal walin.

Waxaa lagu soo dhaweeyey Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska William McManus waxaa uu ka xun yahay dhibaatada dhacday waxaa uu yiri waxaa iga go’an inaan wax ka badalo amaanka waxaana idiin sheegayaa Markey shaqo galaan madaxda aan u xil saaray oo ah 2 askari nawaaxiga uu ku qaalo Suuqa.

Labadan Askari oo u ah madax Booliska xaafadda uu ku yaalo Suuqa layiraahdo Village Market ee ku yaal 24ka & Chicago 2 dan Sarkaal oo booliska ahi waxay soo baxan oo ay soo aadan nawaaxigan Markey soo aadaana waxa uu yiri waxay uyimaadaan iney fushaan ficil ah xiritaan wixii jabiya Sharciga ama ay soo qabtaan tuugta nawaaxigan joogta.

Waxaa markaa hadlay oo lagu soo dhaweeyey Rober oo ah xildhibaanka Xaafadda uu ku yaal asna waxa uu ku faraxsan yahay inuu arko gudigan oo kale iyo ganacsatadan sida ay isugu xiran yihiin waxaa uu yiri aniga waxaan idiin sheegi Xildhibaan ahaan ineey raali gatahay Magaaladda oo ay rabto suuqaan inuu noqdo mid amaankiisu heersareeyo dhaqaalaha soomaalidana uu hormaro marka taa ayaan idiin sheego waana farxad inaan shirkan ka soo qeyb galo waxaana horey uga qeyb galay Suuqa Karamel oo asna ah Suuq ay Soomaalidu leedahay.

Waxaa lagu soo dhaweeyey Madaxa Gudiga ganacsatada Suuqa 24ka lana yirahdo Village Market Mall Ganacsade Ibraahim oo yiri waxaanu ka balan qaadeynaa inaanu soo dhaweeyno Booliska waxaana rabnaa ineey wax inoo qabtaan waxaana u sheegi kal soonideena waanu siiney.

Waxaana hadlay markaa Hooyo Ganacsata ah oo layiraahdo Hooyo Murayo Cigaal lehna Karama Store waxay tiri dumarka ayaa ugu dhibaateysan meeshatay waana dadka ugu ganacsi badan oo waa boqolkiiba todobaatan.

Magda Saikali oo dhalashadeedu tahay asal ahaan dalka Masar wadankana joogtay in mudo ah waxay tiri waxaan idiin sheegi waxaan unimi inaan ganacsigeena hormarino maaha in laga baqo wixii jabiga sharciga oo waa in la sheegaa loona sheegaa ciidanka booliska in la dhaho maaha aniga shaqadeeyda maaha oo afka la xirto waxaana idiin sheegi waxaa in soomaalida ay ka waan toobtaa waxa layiraahdo Qabiilka oo ay isku xirnaadaan.

Ganacsade Maxamud Maxamed Ciise (Qaxiye) baa asna yiri waxaanu joognay in mudo ah oo aanu ku haysanay ganacsi Suuqaani waxa weeye dhibka halmar buu yimi waxaa jirta in qofka bani aadamku uu badanaa caafimaad qabi halmar uun buu xanuunsadaa markaana waa inuu samaraa eegaa inta uu caafimaadka qabay oo u mahadnoqaa marka dhibkani hada ayuu kadis nagu noqday ee awal waanu caafimaad qabnay tuugtana waxay uun yimaadaan waanu lashaqeyn ciidanka nabadgalyadda Suuqa iyo wixii hor marinaya ganacsigeena.

Waxaa ugu dambeeystii hadlay House of representative Karen Clark oo lagu soo dhaweeyey makrafoonka oo tiri ayadoo ku faraxsan sida uu udhacay shirkan waxay tiri wixii labadalayo oo sharci ah ii imaada aniga ayaa idinka caawinaya xitaa sheegtay iney heli karaan caawinaad ka imanaysa gobolka Minnesota.

Abdikarim

abdikarim@somaliamericanmedia.org

Is it Really Freedom of Expression or Hate Speech?

By Ibrahim Nawar

February 6, 2006

The saga of the Danish cartoons about the prophet of Muslims, Prophet Mohammed, is going on, seemingly with no end on sight. European and other Western newspapers are publishing the cartoons, arguing for freedom of expression. Muslims around the world are demonstrating against Danish embassies, boycotting Danish products and calling for revenge. Freedom of expression is in grave danger on both sides. Those who have published the cartoons have violated the feelings of Muslims allover the world, inciting hatred and negative feelings against them. Those in the Muslim world who have taken to the streets, burning Danish embassies and calling for revenge are politicizing the case without understanding that the Danish government has little to do with the accused paper. In democratic countries the government can't close down a newspaper or fire a journalist or order him or her to be put in prison.

However, there are examples of state intervention in order to correct media discourse. In France more than a year ago, the French authorities ordered the closure of al-Manar TV in Europe. All European satellite service providers denied the channel access to broadcast in Europe. The argument against al-Manar was that the channel had violated the press code by inciting hatred against others and it should be cut off air on this ground. Freedom of expression is not a stream without banks. It has its own banks or borders that separate freedom from ciaos and distinguish between the right of someone and the violation of the right of some one else.

In the UK the Press Complaint Committee has the right to investigate violations of freedom of expression and can order the correction of these violations. In Germany, Holland, Italy and other European countries, the press industry is not free in the sense that journalists can write anything. Western journalists know that they should not publish anti-Semitic materials otherwise they will be questioned and may be taken to court or perhaps sacked. Western journalists also know that they should not spread hate speech or call for violence. If a journalist in a democratic country has incited hatred against others or called for violence, he or she would be questioned by the industry watchdog and might be disciplined by the paper or the relevant media organization. The TV show host Kilroy Silk was sacked from the BBC about two years ago and his show was cancelled as he wrote an article that was seen as an insult to Arabs.

Therefore, there are ways to deal with the Danish cartoons. What is equivalent to the Press Committee or Press Council in Denmark may take the initiative and call for a hearing about the disguised cartoons. The Muslim Council of Denmark or the Council of Arab and Muslim Ambassadors may submit the relevant complaint if the Press Council can't initiate the hearing. The case may be furnished on the ground of "incitement of hatred". The accused paper may defend itself. The Danish Muslim Community representatives may seek any form of apology, correction, compensation and/or ask for penalty by the relevant court. The accused newspaper should have known that any form of drawing or sculpturing of the Prophet Mohammed is forbidden and that the insult of the Prophet is the short way to provoke the feelings of more than one billion Muslims around the world, some of them live within the European borders and are European citizens.

The issue of hate speech is a very serious and sensitive one for Muslims as well as believers of other religions. In a global world, multicultural societies must learn ways to deal with cultural differences. If we are to promote social harmony and peaceful coexistence between different races and cultures, media should understand these differences. Respect of other faiths and other cultures is the solid ground for social coherence and national peace. Those who provoke the feelings of others, who are different, are practically calling for social tension. The most dangerous consequence in our case, the case of Danish cartoons, is that it has provided religious fanatics and Muslim extremists with the ammunition that help them to mobilize masses behind them in the streets of Muslim capitals. This is not at all in the interest of humanity and will never help the coexistence and dialogue between civilizations. Muslims are living everywhere, in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia. Don't ever mix them up with Bin Laden or with Zarqawi. If we do so, we will be pushing them to unite with these two fanatics.

The anger in the Muslim world may be seen as nonsense by some people or groups in the West. They are mistaken. This Muslim anger has its own ground and will not be stopped by more confrontation. On the other hand, angry Muslims should know exactly what they are heading for. Is it for a holy war? Is it for revenge? Or is it for justice that may be achieved by real apology and to embark on a course of real understanding of Islam in the West. Islam is a religion of tolerance not revenge and Muslims are people of peace not of suicide bombs. Muslim councils, intellectuals, media organizations in Europe should play a role in presenting the true Islam to the people in the west. Western media, schools and universities also have an important role in educating people about Islam. There is a lot to be done in opening the gate of dialogue between the Muslim and the Western civilizations on the basis of respect of their differences and the promotion of the supreme human values of freedom fraternity and Justice.

In the Arab world the crisis of the Danish cartoons has taken its toll. At least three newspapers, one in Egypt and two in Jordan have been punished for publishing the cartoons. Two editors of newspapers in Jordan have been sacked and one head of TV news in Algeria has been suspended. APFW is calling for those to be reinstated but may be taken to court and have a chance to defend themselves. Most of those who are demonstrating in the streets of Muslim capitals have not seen the drawings, a repetition to what had happened during the anger against Salman Rushdi, the author of the disguised book "satanic verses". Journalists should not be punished if their intentions were to inform their citizens about these disguised drawings. If there was any wrongdoing, then it should be dealt with through courts not by administrative orders.

What to do next is the most practical question now. Muslims have the right to get angry of the disguised Danish cartoons. Their anger has turned to a real frustration as many Western newspapers are republishing these cartoons. As this anger may continue and may get more serious, all actions of provoking Muslims should be stopped. The accused Danish newspapers, Jyllands Posten should issue a clear apology to Muslims allover the world and may open one of its page for a dialogue with the Muslim community in Denmark and Muslims allover the world. Angry Muslim demonstrators should understand that the Danish government couldn’t close down the paper or jail its editor. If the Muslim Council of Denmark would like to take the paper to court, it may do so. Angry Muslims should make their demands clear and pursue the right way to achieve these demands. They may demand things other than the clear apology. Their leaders should speak up and tell the world what do they want. This anger, though it is legitimate, should have an end because it can’t continue forever.

In the long run, the crisis of the Danish cartoons has proved the urgent need of a real understanding and dialogue inside Europe between different cultures that live side by side in European countries. Since 9/11 there has been a lot of talk about this dialogue and achieving better understanding and better relations between people of different cultures. Very little has been done in that respect. There are extremists on both sides, don’t give them a chance to dictate our future.

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Waxaa ka mid ahaa qudbadii ay SAMA ugu talo gashay Xaflada waana kan sidan walaalayaal marka hore aad ayaad ugu mahadsan tihiin kasoo qeyb galka aad ka soo qeyb gasheen Munaasabadaan Kowda Luulyo.

Maanta waa maalin Taariikhi ah oo aan udabaaldageyno Sanad guuradii 45aad oo ah Maalintii Xoriyada laqaatay, iyo isku darkii Waqooyiga iyo Koonfurta Soomaaliyeed.

Walaalayaal waxaan jecelnahay Maantay anigoo kuhadlayo magaca Somali American Media Association (SAMA) inaan idiin soo gudbiyo arimaha ku saleeysan miidiyaha qeybihiisa kala duwan.

Waxaanu wada ogsoonahay mediyaha Soomaaliyeed ineey tira badan yihiin, isla markaana eey leeyihiin wanaagooda iyo Xumaantooda, labadaba.

Miidiyaha waxeey ubadan yihiin hal dhinac oo kaliya sida Wararka.

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Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi sidaad la socotaan wuxuu ahaa madaxweynihii ugu horeeyey ee Soomaaliyeed ee si dimoqraadiy ah uga degay Jagadii ay udoorteen dedweynaha taasoo ku dayasho mudan lagana rabo siyaasiyiinta soomaaliyeed iney sidaas oo kale sameeyaan.

Waxaana uu Maxamed Cabdi Xaashi gudoonsiiyey abaal marino kala duwan

Dhamaan miidiyayaasha kala duwan ee ka hawl galo labada magaalo ee Mataanaha ah, iyo Toronto, North Dakota, Rochester, Belgium.

Waxaana soo diyaarshay Ururka Somali American Media Association Abdikarim Isse, Haji iyo Maxamed Xuseen Cusmaan oo xubin ka ah, Cali Muuse oo isna Xubin ka ah.iyo C/raxmaan Darbane oo asna Xubin ka ah, iyo Xubin Weeydoow, Xubin Mulki, Dr Eibakar Hassan Xubin.

Kala soo xiriir Somali American Media Assocation (SAMA)

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