Ali Mohamed Ali (Kalaay)

Hada ka hor waxaa jiray nin aad ugu wanaagsana xaaskiisa oo aad u texgelinjiray, markaasa dadka ka ag dhawaa ayaa waxey ku yiraahden hebel naagtiis ayuu caabudaa yacni waa uu u jijilcan yahay, Sanado badan ka hor ayaa sidoo kale waxa jiray nin boqor ah oo aad loo xushmeyn jiray markaasaa ayuu maalim maalmaha ka mid wuxuu iskugu yeeray dhamaan wixii shaqaalihiisa ahaa oo wuxuu weydiyay labo su’aalood oo kala ah (1) Wixii rag oo dumarkood ka aday oo xukuma meel ha istaagaan (2) Wixii rag ay dumarkood amraan / u taliyaan meel ha istaagaan. Marka oo boqorka hadalka dhameystay ayaa dhamaan ragii su’aasha labaad meel iskugu tageen oo dumarkood ay u talshaan halka hal qof keliya oo gooni u istaagay oo dhahay boqoroow aniga naagtey/xaaskeyga aniga ayaa u talsha. Boqorkii waa uu usacbiyay ninkii keligi istaagay oo wuxuu ku dhahay waxaa tahay nin ad-adag ee waxaan abaal marin kuu siinayaa faraska ugu qurxoon fardaheyga oo mida aad rabto kala bax oo dooqaaga ah, Ninkii waxaa loo waday...

By Maryam Abdi | May 4th, 2015 They say, “You are you are your own worst critic” but today I am my biggest cheerleader. As my Hooyo (mother) always says, “No Pain, No Gain” and with that being said, I have been waiting to tell this story, the story of my journey so please take the time to read it: Hi my name is Maryama Abdi, from Eden Priarie, MN.  I’m a 22 year old mom with one child.  I come from a lower middle class single parent household. My Mom’s name is Farrah Osman, my father died in the early 90’s and my mom had 3 children under the age of 5 at the time. She eventually remarried and had my beautiful sister. However after the crackdown after 9/11 regarding immigration my stepfather got deported. That was hard on us because he is the best father anyone could ever ask for. I love him and respect him as if he was my biological father. My mom always said the key to success is Education and my extended family is highly educated so it was always a priorit...