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I'd appreciate if you also tell me some additional resources preferably cheap ones im tigth on money

I keep hearing this question a lot, especially from people who support an independent Awdal State, so I wanted to ask people who have visited, lived there, or know someone from the region.

I have three questions:

1. What do the people in Awdal think about Somaliland?

2. What do they think about the idea of a separate Awdal State?

3. What has the government done for the region, especially for Boorama?

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One thing I've noticed is that too many people become so attached to their local state, region, or country what ever they wanna call it, they end up defending it no matter what.

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I see people defending the government of Somalia whether it's right or wrong. I see people defending Somaliland whether it's right or wrong. I see people defending Puntland whether it's right or wrong. It doesn't even seem to matter what their leaders do there will always be people rushing to justify it.

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The reality is that politicians are politicians. Most if not ALL of them are not making deals for your benefit. They're making deals that benefit themselves, their families, their allies, and the people around them. The average citizen is usually an afterthought.

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What worries me is when people become so invested in politics that they start compromising their religion, principles, and morals to defend politicians who don't even know they exist.

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At the end of the day, you are not going to be asked whether you defended Hassan Sheikh, Ciro, Dani, or any other politician enough. You are not going to be asked whether you defended a flag hard enough on social media.

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You will be asked about yourself, your actions, your beliefs, and your deeds.

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Support what is right and criticize what is wrong, regardless of who does it. Don't let tribalism, nationalism, or political loyalty blind you to the truth.

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Most of us are ordinary civilians. Don't lose your religion over political disputes that bring you little to no benefit in this life and could harm you in the next.

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Waxan shacab baad katihiine aakhiradiina ilaashta

Hi everyone,

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I finished my CCNA about a month ago and, after taking a short break, I'm planning to get back to studying and start working toward the CCNP.

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I was wondering what resources you would recommend for someone just starting out with the CCNP, preferably free or low-cost options. For my CCNA, I studied almost entirely for free, only paying for the exam itself and Boson (which I got at a discount).

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I'm also curious about labbing. I've heard that Packet Tracer isn't sufficient for CCNP-level studies. Are there any good free or affordable alternatives that you would recommend?

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I'd appreciate any advice on study materials, lab setups, and general tips for making the transition from CCNA to CCNP.

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Thanks!

One thing I've been thinking about regarding Somalia is that the idea of a unified Somali nation is actually quite recent when compared to clan identities.

Before anyone gets angry, I'm not saying Somalis didn't exist as a people. Obviously they did. Somalis shared language, culture, religion, and many customs. What I'm saying is that for much of history, the primary political loyalty of most people was not to "Somalia" as a nation-state. It was to their clan, sub-clan, local ruler, or region.

If you look back through Somali history, a huge amount of conflict was between Somalis themselves. In many cases, the people fighting each other spoke the same language, practiced the same religion, and shared the same culture. The dividing line was often clan affiliation rather than a broader Somali identity.

Think about how clan structures work. You can have a major clan with several sub-clans underneath it. Those sub-clans can fight each other for years, but they still have a higher identity that can bring them together when necessary. If an outside group threatens them, yesterday's enemies can suddenly become allies because they share a larger clan identity.

Now compare that to the broader Somali identity. My argument is that for much of history, being Somali was often more of a cultural identity than a political one. People recognized each other as Somali, but that didn't automatically mean they saw themselves as part of a single political community with common interests and a common destiny.

In other words, "Somali" was real, but it wasn't always the strongest identity. Clan identity was often stronger because it was the system that provided protection, alliances, conflict resolution, and social support.

This is why I sometimes think Somalia faced a unique challenge. Many people assume that because Somalis largely share the same language, religion, and ethnicity, nation-building should have been easy. But perhaps the opposite happened. Since everyone was already Somali, the real political competition happened at the clan level.

A sub-clan could unite under a larger clan identity. A larger clan could unite against another clan. But when someone called for all Somalis to unite, that appeal often had to compete against loyalties that were much older, more personal, and more deeply rooted in everyday life.

Maybe the challenge wasn't creating a Somali identity. Maybe the challenge was making that identity politically stronger than the clan identities that had organized Somali society for centuries.

Just a thought. Curious to hear what others think.

So far, the fighting is confined to one neighborhood. Will it escalate into something bigger, or will it be resolved before it reaches that stage?"

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These are some of the footage going around rigth now some even showing people abandoning. Their homes

I hope this doesn't get bigger then this and the problems are solve

Ilaahow noo gargaar

I used to hope that my gen would be the one to eliminate qabyaalad but I think where just walking down the same aisle.

Mybe even worse. What do you guys think

I just passed the exam yesterday and I was not given my percentages the guy at the test center told me to go and get it from cisco portal I went to certmetrics but only found my cert no reports or is there another portal