Mo farah endorses Female British-Somaliland MP candidat 2015

[Khalid Ali]

Mo Farah Endorses Female British-Somali MP Hopeful
November 8, 2013

Amina Ali gains support of popular Somali-born British Olympic champion in fierce selection campaign taking place in Harrow East this month

Written by Juliana Lucas
mo_farah_and_amina_aliSTAR BACKING: Amina Ali and Mo Farah

A WOMAN hoping to become Britain’s first female Somali heritage MP has received the backing of Team GB’s golden Olympic hero Mo Farah.

Amina Ali, founder of the Labour Friends of Somali who is currently battling with Helen Dennis and Uma Kumaan to become Labour’s Prospective candidate in Harrow East, received a “well done and carry on” encouragement from the Olympic champion.

The long distance runner who holds the European record for 10,000m might have moved to the United States for better sport training but his support for Ali shows the popular athlete is still interested in current affairs at home.

Ali believes that Farah, who was born in Somali but raised in London from the age of 8, threw his support behind her campaign in order to help get other Somalis in the UK more involved in politics.

“He was quite encouraged that I am British Somali and I was getting involved in politics,” Ali told The Voice.

Members of the Labour party in Harrow East will decide this month (Nov 16) whether to select Ali, Dennis or Kumaan as their representative for the next general election which will take place in 2015.

But Ali who has already received a major boost with the support from the long distance runner will also benefit from the rising BME population in the area.

Recent data shows that 3.5 per cent of people that reside in Harrow East are black African many of which many are Somalis.

Ali who declared had previous intentions of standing in the vacant space left by Liberal Democrats former Child’s Minister Sarah Teather in Brent Central hopes the Somali community would come out to vote.

“I like getting communities to get involved in politics. I want them to know that they have power to change,” she said.

The prospective candidate encouraged members to nominate her, and added: “I hope the people of Harrow East would select somebody that has the background and vision to win.

“I hope they select me because i have the experience. I have a lot to offer. I have a good experience having worked as a researcher for Tony Benn. I know how parliament works [and] I can work in a diverse setting.”

Source: The Voice

[STARKAST]

Shes a smart women she even created a Labour for Somalis group.
Cut that Somaliland shit out. The 3 biggest Isaaqs in the diaspora.

Mo farah - Duale and Rageh absolutely reject Somaliland. And Ragehs brother was evening a president candidate too .
The dream Somaliland is for the poor underclass while the elite scoop every single penny of donations.

[Khalid Ali]

Mo farah is one of the most adherent Somalilanders out there



Raage omaar is fund raising for Somaliland library




His brother is useless though but still raage omaar wrote allot of articles of Somaliland that its one of the few democracies in east Africa
This woman is also a pure Somalilander

[STARKAST]

Mo farah is one of the most adherent Somalilanders out there

You are really not that smart are you ? Mo Farah is the most high profile Somali in the world today. And if he is such a "Adherent Somalilander' (dumb word) then why out of all his news interviews etc etc has he not ever mentioned Somaliland ? I can give you at least 10 articles that show his support for SOMALIA ! Heck he even has a charity for Somalis.
For the record : His wife is a disgrace.

Secondly no omaar is even 'worse' hes been high profile for about 10 - 15 years now and not once has he been seen advocating for 'Somaliland'. Don't lie.

Thirdly Mr. Dahabshiil HJ, may be funding terrorist activities etc etc so yeah maybe hes showing his support clandestinely. However no recognition yet so he also probably rejects the project too. Or smartly though his love of money simply acknowledges money has no prejudice aka profits of everyone.

Even Silanyo don't show love to 'Somaliland' too.

Waste of space to the project, don't you think ?

[Khalid Ali]

Raage omaar article on Somaliland democracy





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The jihadists next door
Having broken away from a failed state, Somaliland is now a success story. But the west won't recognise it

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Rageh Omaar
The Guardian, Tuesday 6 July 2010 19.00 BST
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In Africa this past week a completely peaceful presidential election was held. International observers said it met all the western standards for a free election. What's more, the incumbent president fully accepted the result the minute it was announced and handed over power to his successor and bitter political rival – and on accepting his victory, the president-elect thanked and congratulated the outgoing president for his services to his country.

What makes this election remarkable, and an important example not just to Africa but to the whole of the developing world – especially Muslim countries – is that it took place in Somaliland, a self-declared republic that broke away from the rest of Somalia 20 years ago, which doesn't get a penny of international assistance, and which hosts an estimated 600,000 refugees from the continuing civil war in the rest of Somalia.

The week before the election, al-Shabaab, al-Qaida's Somalia-based branch, warned the government and people of Somaliland not to go through with the election. Over 1 million voters ignored the threat, queueing for hours all over the country to cast their ballot.

Somaliland presents the other Somali vision that has become a reality. Next door to a country now synonymous with pirates, jihadists and suicide bombers, we have a nation of rules rather than individuals; where election results are accepted by those in power. Aside from today's South Africa, it is hard to think of any other country on the continent which is a consistent example of this.

And it could not have a come at a more poignant moment. This week marks the 50th anniversary of Somalia's independence. It is a tragedy for all Somalis, whether living in the stability of Somaliland or not, that what is left of Somalia now ranks as the world's most failed state.

Somaliland, which lies on the Horn of Africa in the north-western corner of Somalia, is not formally recognised by any country – but it is accepted as a de facto country by many nations and organisations who maintain embassies and representative offices in the capital, Hargeisa. It is peaceful, stable and has had several transfers of power and free elections in its 20-year history.

It has a particularly close connection with Britain, not just in the tens of thousands who live here who have family links to Somaliland(yes, people actually go on holiday to a part of Somalia), but also in the fact that for nearly 80 years, Somaliland was a British protectorate.

For Somalilanders, formal recognition by the rest of the world is the holy grail, a national obsession that defines part of what it means to be a Somalilander and that cuts across all party lines. Having rebuilt itself from the ashes of the civil war and survived with no outside help, Somaliland cannot understand why other countries, particularly in the west, don't open diplomatic relations with them. Now that the rest of Somalia has become one of al-Qaida's main bases and the site of one of the world's worst crises, the question of recognition is even more complex. Somaliland is a vital platform and the only visible option for trying to stabilise Somalia and reverse al-Qaida's growth.

Somalilanders have never wanted to see their country in these terms: they want to distance themselves from the mayhem in Mogadishu as much as possible. Yet it is only by accepting this role that the international support they crave will begin to materialise. The beleaguered UN-backed government in Mogadishu has no other partners with a strong security force, democratic institutions and an intimate knowledge of Somali culture, language, clan system and politics. Up till now, the west has looked to Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and others to be their key allies, overlooking the one partner that has a direct interest in bringing peace and security to Mogadishu and halting the spread of radicalism.

For two decades Somaliland and the west have been stuck with the status quo of acceptance without recognition. But the challenge of al-Qaida in Somalia means we cannot remain in this limbo. A new approach needs to be found – and fast.


Enough said

[STARKAST]

When you say stupid stuff I have to correct you.

All 3 know the triangle isn't a viable solution to any civic duty. In short SL is a futile operation. See china.


For the record omar was just saying facts in that article, not a clan biased opinion.
Too bad you couldn't see that. Maybe because your...