Identity and Reputation

 Your identity is what defines and distinguishes you from other people, is also what makes you an individual and unique. It also can be the sense that gives you belonging and fit in.

In many countries in the east however, people are identified by their first, middle, and last names, sometimes followed by nicknames, then parental nicknames, and/or clan names. This is no longer the case in the west, as many easterner migrated to the western countries they find themselves confused and frustrated by the lack of self identity and the feeling of ignored and not fit in. In the west, people are identified by the documents they hold, professions the do, and by the materials they posses.

What really put many people off track is people claiming that they do not know you, even though they know your name, nationality, place of residence or sometimes where you work. This happens simply because people cannot identify how much material you posses. The fact is the west is a material world and materials identify their owners. You may feel ignored by the people you think you know or they know you, simply because you are not shining from the crowd. If you still don’t understand consider this example conversation.

Subject A: Do you know Mr. Abdi Ali Omar?

Subject B: No, I don’t. Who is he?

A: The guy who owns the Halal Store on the corner of ‘A’ street and ‘B’ avenue.

B: I still don’t recognize him.

A: How come, the guy who drives the big blue Chevy truck.

B: Are you talking about the guy who always wears the golf hat?

A: Yes, he also a doctor and works at the hospital,  that is Abdi.

            B: Oh, why don’t you say Dr. Ali in the first place?

Notice subject ‘B’ did not recognize who Mr. Abdi Ali Omar is by his three names. Also didn’t recognize him by his ownership of the Halal Store and the blue truck. But simply understood the golf hat and the hospital, and finally recognized him through what he does for a living; which is being a doctor.

In the west, it’s hard to identify people by their names unless they are celebrities. And celebrities are recognized easily because they advertise their names as products. So, if you happen to live in the western countries of Europe and America don’t expect people to recognize you or remember your names unless they have specific interests from you. You also need to understand that the society only identifies you through your means of material, profession, and documents. So, if you want everyone to know your name, simply have a weird name, antique possessions, unique profession, or become a celebrity. Finally, my point is that what you do, wear, have, eat, and say can all be part of your identity so make them good or get a bad reputation. And remember! Media and communication channels like social networks are the number one killers of reputation. 

Cuntada Sunta ah ee Soomaalida Loogu Deeqo

In ka badan 300,000 oo qoxoonti Soomaaliyeed ah ayaa ku sugan xeryaha qoxootiga Dhadhaab ee Kenya. Dadkan oo la'ildaran cunto la'aan iyo cudurro, waxa ay si joogto ah ugu baahanyihiin taakulo dhinaca cuntada iyo daaawada ah. Taakuleyntoodana waxaa aad ugu heellan oo gacan weyn ka geysta hay'adaha qaramada midoobay gaar ahaan midda u xilsaaran qaxoontiga ee UNHCR. Hadaba si qaxoontiga looga haqab tiro baahida, waxa ay hay'aduhu kaalmooyin weydiistaan wadamada deeqaha bixiya ee uu hormuudka ka yahay dalka Maraykanku.

Hay'adda deeqda ee Maraykanka ee lagu magacaabo U.S. AID, ayaa had iyo jeer ku deeqda cunno laga keenay Maraykanka oo isugu jirta gallay, digir, bur, bariis, saliid, buskud, iyo caano. Cuntadan oo si hagar iyo lacag la'aan ah loogu quudiyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee qaxootiga ah, ayaa cuntada lafteedu tahay mid is weydiin mudan. Su'aalaha ay ka midka yihiin: yaa beeray? Xagee lagu beeray? Sidee loo beeray? Iyo maxaa laga beeray? Waa su'aalo muhiim u ah tayada, caafimaadka, iyo nabadgelyada cuntada, balse dowladda Maraykanku si hagaag ah ugama jawaabto.

Waxa la ogsoonyahay in dalka Maraykanka ay ka jiraan shirkado ka ganacsada iniinyaha abuurka dhirta(seed). Shirkadahani hadaba ma gadaan iniinyo ama miro dabiici ah, ee waxa ay gadaan iniinyo la dhalan geddiyay (Genetically Modified Seed). Iniinyaha dabiiciga ah ayaa la geeyaa shaybaar ku takhasusay dhalan gediska, kadib, iniinta waxaa lagu duraa/mudaa bu' (DNA) iniin ama noole kale leeyahay, si marka la beero ay ugu adkeysato cayayaanka dalagga dila iyo waxyaabaha kale ee u daran dalagga beeraha sida: bacteeriyada iyo anyaxa. Tusaale ahaan, bu'da(DNA) gallayda waxaa lagu mudaa bu'da nooc kamid ah kalluunka oo la yiraahdo Chellyfish.

Hadaba, dalagga ka dhasha iniinta noocana ee dhalan geddisan lama mid aha dalagga caadiga ah ee dabiiciga ah. dalagga dhalan geddisan ayaa u adkaysi badan cimilada, cayayaanka, iyo sumaha lagu buufiyo beeraha. Waxaa kaloo uu kaydsamaa muddo ka dheer kan dabiiciga ah isagoo aan qudhmin ama xumaanin. Natiijadu waa miro adkaysi badan, run ahaantiina qurux badan. Iniinta shaybaarka lagu farsameeyay, geedkeedu ma dhalo cunto la dhadhan ah tan dabiiciga ah, ee wuxuu dhalaa mid aan dhadhan wacan lahayn.

Maxay qurux iyo adkaysi tarayaan, hadii cuntadu ay dhadhanka beelayso. Waxaa kaloo intaa dheer in iniinaha(seed-ka)la farsameeyay uu caafimaadka u daranayahay. Cilmi baaris badan oo lagu sameeyay ka gadaal, waxaa la ogaaday in iniinyaha dhalan geddisan ay keenaan cudurro badan oo uu ka mid yahay Kansarka(Cancer), sonkorta(Diabetes), koritaan xumo(Growth abnormality), iyo nafaqo darro(Malnutrition). Cilmi baaristan ka gadaal ayaa wadammo badan diideen beerista iniinyaha dhalan geddisan ee Maraykanka. Wadamada diideyna waxaa ka mid ah Midowga Yurub, Hindiya, Jabaan, Masar, iyo kuwo kale oo badan.

Hadaba aan ka jawaabo su'aalihii hore aan isu weydiinay. Shirkadda ugu weyn ee gadda iniinyaha dhalan geddisan waa shirkad Maraykan ah oo la yiraahdo Monsanto. Shirkaddani waxa ay iniinyaha ka gaddaa beeralayda gobollada Maraykanka intooda badan ee beera gallayda, digirta, bariiska, iyo dalagyo kale oo badan. Gaar ahaan waxaa aad u gata beerallayda gobollada Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Wisconsin, iyo New Hampshire, oo ah gobollo cimilo qabow oo aad ugu habboon beerashada gallayda iyo digirta. Cuntada ka soo baxda gobolladan -gaar ahaan gallayda- waxaa si toos ah u iibsata hay'adda gargaarka ee U.S. AID oo iyaduna ugu deeqda qaxoontiyada ay cuntada siiso oo ay ka midka yihiin kuwa Soomaaliyeed ee Dhadhaab, Kenya ku sugan.

Internet Causes and Effects on College Student

Written and Collected by: Abdalla Jamaa

Internet is multifunction tool which can be used in many fields. Therefore, there are staggering amounts of researches about the internet. Researches focus on controversial topics towards internet. Few examples are uses in education, commercial, research, communication, entertainment, etc. Each topic has causes and effects that if focused could outweigh the outcome of the benefits of the internet usage. However, internet remains universally very popular among people and industries. College students are among the most internet users that experience both the real