Diaspora Somalis: A Missional Helix

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    Fwwkiloakw hm Chb R`khohcagfo Wkiaef|q

    Bafwth|f Whifoaw: F Iawwahefo @koap

    Ae Tf|rafo M{omaooiker hm r`k Ifwrk| hm F|rw ae Aerk|g{or{|fo Iaeawr|akw

    IGWI@R =2

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    Rflok hm Gherkerw

    AER\HB[GRAHE %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%7

    BAFWTH\F: F R@KHOHCAGFO \KMOKGRAHE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%7

    T\K)GH]KEFER BAFWTH\F IHRAMW %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%2

    JKSAW@ BAFWTH\F: T\HRHRQTK HM IHBK\E BAFWTH\F%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%3

    Mac{|k 6 ) Hob Rkwrfiker R|fjkgrh|q hm Aw|fko#w Kptk|akegk hm Bafwth|f%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%3F SH\NAEC BKMAEARAHE HM BAFWTH\F%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 64

    WHIFOAF: F G[OR[\FO FEFOQWAW% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 66

    WHIFOAW AEBAFWTH\F: @AWRH\AGFO \KMOKGRAHE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 6;

    GHIIHE T\HLOKIW MFGKB LQ BAFWTH\F WHIFOAW AE R@K [EARKB WRFRKW HM FIK\AGF%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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    Aer|hb{grahe

    R`k tftk| saoo lkcae sar` fe ae}kwracfrahe hm laloagfo ihramw ghegk|eaec aifckw hm

    bafwth|f t|ah| rh Fl|f`fi/ feb {t rh r`k Jksaw` kpaokw rh Lflqohe feb Tk|waf% R`k |kw{orw hm r`k

    kpfiaefrahe saoo fab ae r`k ghewr|{grahe hm f sh|naec bkmaearahe hmbafwth|f% F l|akm t|kwkerfrahe

    hm Whifoa g{or{|k feb `awrh|q saoo `kot rh bkrk|iaek `hs r`k Whifoa bawtk|wahe marw r`k bkmaearahe

    hmbafwth|f% Ae oac`r hm r`k r`khohcagfo/ `awrh|agfo feb g{or{|fo aemh|ifrahe ghookgrkb/ r`aw tftk|

    saoo hmmk| w{cckwrahew mh| bk}kohtaec wr|frkcakw mh| kecfcaec Whifoaw sar` r`k chwtko%

    Bafwth|f: F R`khohcagfo \kmokgrahe

    Bafwth|f |kifaew f |kofra}koq |kgker l{r c|hsaec makob hm fgfbkiag wr{bq% \hck|

    L|{lfnk| w{cckwrw f }k|arflok kptohwahe hm aerk|kwrw ae bafwth|f%6 Lkrskke r`k qkf|w 6134 feb

    fw skoo fw/ r`k gofwwagfo |kmk|kegk rh tkhtokw s`h `f}k

    iac|frkb fsfq m|hi r`ka| `hikofeb(w!%2

    \hck|w f|c{kw r`fr r`k fttoagfrahe hm r`k rk|i rh wh

    ifeq rqtkw feb w{l)rqtkw g|kfrkw f bafwth|f hm r`k rk|i bafwth|f% Ae hr`k| sh|bw/ r`k rk|i `fw

    okmr arw |hhrw ae r`k abkf hm `hikofeb h| ghookgra}arq feb lkke fgg{or{|frkb aerh r`k

    6\hck|w L|{lfnk|% ,R`k #Bafwth|f# Bafwth|f%,Kr`eag feb \fgafo Wr{bakw

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    `{ifearakw feb whgafo wgakegkw fw f t|hgkww/ makob hm aev{a|q febh| frr|al{rk%;

    R`k|kmh|k/

    r`k aitk|fra}k fr r`k h{rwkr hm r`aw tftk| oakw ae `hs r`k rk|i bafwth|f saoo lk bkmaekb feb

    kitohqkb ae |kcf|bw rh Whifoaw% F sh|naec bkmaearahe saoo lk ghewr|{grkb lq kpfiaeaec r`k

    laloagfo ihramw hm bawtk|wahe t|kgkbaec Fl|f`fiag Gh}kefer feb r`k w{lwkv{ker bawtk|wahew hm

    Jksw rh Kcqtr/ Lflqohe feb Fwwq|af%

    T|k)Gh}kefer Bafwth|f Ihramw

    Gofwwagfooq r`k rk|i bafwth|f `fw lkke gheekgrkb rh r`k Hob Rkwrfiker ef||fra}k hm r`k

    Jksaw` wgfrrk|aec feb bawtk|wahe b{|aec r`k kpaok/ feb r`k ih}kiker hm G`|awrafew ae r`k Eks

    Rkwrfiker%

    =

    Ek}k|r`kokww/ r`k ghegktr hm wgfrrk|aec fttkf|w ae r`k laloagfo rkpr ohec lkmh|k r`k

    Jksaw` kpaok% Kehg` Sfe w{cckwr mh{| aegabkerw hm bawtk|wahe okfbaec {t rh r`k Jksaw` bafwth|f%3

    Ma|wr/ Fbfi feb K}kw |klkooah{w fgrahew mh|gk r`ki h{r hm r`k Cf|bke hm Kbke%0

    R`k wkgheb

    k}ker ghikw he r`k `kkow hm r`k ma|wr i{|bk| mh|gaec Gfae fsfq m|hi r`k t|kwkegk hm Chb%1

    R`k

    ekpr aegabker maebw Ehf` feb `aw mfiaoq lkaec wktf|frkb m|hi r`k w`kork| hm r`k F|n%64

    Ofwroq/ r`k

    whew hm Ehf` f|k wgfrrk|kb fsfq m|hi r`k tofaew hm W`aef| rh r`k kebw hm r`k Kf|r`%66

    Hek ifq

    fowh aewk|r fehr`k| t|k)g{|wh| rh r`k kpaoag bafwth|f wrkiiaec m|hi r`k Lflko wgfrrk|aec: r`k

    gfooaec hm Fl|f`fi%

    ;L|{lfnk|/ 2%

    =If|n @f{wmkob/Awofi ae Fik|agf: [ebk|wrfebaec feb Kecfcaec Bafwth|f I{woaiw R`|h{c` r`k Ohgfo

    G`{|g` (Wt|aecmakob: Fwwkiloakw hm Chb R`khohcagfo Wkiaef|q/

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    R`k Hob Rkwrfiker/ s|arrke t|aif|aoq ae @kl|ks/ kitohqw wk}ke |hhr sh|bw6 r`a|b/ r`k aemo{kegk

    hm thsk|m{o fb}hgfgq (k%c% Ihwkw/ Kwr`k|!> mh{|/ r`k okcfgq hm ekcfra}k `awrh|agfo fwwhgafrahew

    (k%c% @qnwhw!> mamr`/ r`k kptk|akegk hm if|caefoazfrahe feb kptoharfrahe (k%c% lhebfck/ kpaok!>

    wap/ r`k ae`k|arfegk hm w`f|kb bafwth|f ikih|q (k%c% |k`kf|wkb h|fo feb s|arrke ef||fra}k!>

    wk}ke/ r`k flabaec `awrh|agfo feb r`khohcagfo oaecw rh efrfo ofeb (k%c% Gh}kefer!% feb r`k wkgheb wrfrkw/ r`k |k}arfoazfrahe hm efrfo abkerarq%

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    wkrrokb ae Gfeffe/ kwrfloaw`kb f ihef|g`afo ch}k|eiker feb oa}kb |kofra}koq t|hwtk|h{w oa}kw%

    @hsk}k|/ thoaragfo aemac`raec fmrk| Naec Bf}abw bkfr` |kw{orkb ae f ba}abkb naecbhi% R`k hegk

    {earkb r|alkw hm Aw|fko sk|k ehs rsh% Rke r|alkw ghit|awkb r`k Eh|r`k|e Naecbhi gfookb Aw|fko

    feb rsh r|alkw/ J{bf` feb Lkejfiae/ |{okb r`k Wh{r`k|e Naecbhi% R`k ba}abkb naecbhi |kb{gkb

    f hegk wr|hec efrahe aerh rsh wifook| feb }{oek|flok naecbhiw% Ghewkv{keroq/ ae 3 tofer cf|bkew feb kfr s`fr r`kq t|hb{gk% If||q feb `f}kwhew feb bf{c`rk|w> maeb sa}kw mh| qh{| whew feb ca}k qh{| bf{c`rk|w ae if||afck/ wh r`fr

    r`kq rhh ifq `f}k whew feb bf{c`rk|w% Aeg|kfwk ae e{ilk| r`k|k> bh ehr bkg|kfwk% Fowh/wkkn r`k tkfgk feb t|hwtk|arq hm r`k garq rh s`ag` A `f}k gf||akb qh{ aerh kpaok% T|fq rh

    r`k OH\B mh| ar/ lkgf{wk am ar t|hwtk|w/ qh{ rhh saoo t|hwtk|%,74

    R`k Wh{r`k|e Naecbhiw w{ggkww fr oa}aec ae r`ka| `hwr g{or{|k `fb m{r{|k aith|rfegk%

    S`ke Gq|{w bkg|kkb r`fr Jksw gh{ob |kr{|e rh Jk|{wfoki/ r`k |krkerahe hm f efrahefo abkerarq sfw

    nkq rh |kkwrfloaw`aec Jk|{wfoki feb |kl{aobaec r`k Rkitok% T|kwk|}frahe hm r`k Jksaw` abkerarq

    r`|h{c` kpaok t|h}kb rh lk f {eamqaec mh|gk hegk tkhtok lkcfe rh |kr{|e rh r`ka| `hikofeb%

    Hlwk|}aec Jksaw` bafwth|f |k}kfow hek nkq takgk hm aemh|ifrahe: kfg` bafwth|f gherfaew

    {eav{k g`f|fgrk|awragw% Fw w{g`/ bammag{orq f|awkw ae g|kfraec f `f|b feb mfwr bkmaearahe hmbafwth|f

    r`fr marw kfg` war{frahe% R`k|kmh|k/ r`k Jksaw` bafwth|f sh{ob ehr ekgkwwf|aoq wk|}k fw r`k

    74Wkk Jk|kiaf`

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    t|hrhrqtagfo ihbko l{r ih|k f ma|wr g`ftrk| ae f ohec k}ho{rahe fihec bawtk|wahe k}kerw%

    Ek}k|r`kokww/ r`k wr{bq hm r`kwk k}kerw feb r`ka| g`f|fgrk|awragw t|ktf|kw r`k sfq rh maebaec

    ghewkew{w hm bkmaearahe hmbafwth|f%

    F Sh|naec Bkmaearahe hm Bafwth|f

    @awrh|agfooq wr{bkerw hmbafwth|f `f}k |koakb `kf}aoq he r`k sh|n hm Saooafi Wfm|fe feb

    \hlae Gh`ke rh maeb ghewkew{w hm bkmaearahe mh|bafwth|f% R`ka| sh|n frrkitrw rh g|kfrk oawrw hm

    ghiihe g`f|fgrk|awragw fihec bawtk|wkb c|h{tw wh fw rh t|h}abk g|ark|ahe mh| aego{wahe fw

    bafwth|f% L|{lfnk|/ `hsk}k|/ frrkitrw rh c|h{t waiaof| kokikerw ae Wfm|fe feb Gh`kew oawrw aerh

    l|hfb gfrkch|akw% R`k gfrkch|akw frrkitr rh fgghiihbfrk r`k aeba}ab{foarq hm kfg` bafwth|ag

    war{frahe s`aok ehr lkghiaec h}k|oq |kwr|agra}k h| kpgo{wahef|q fw r`k hr`k|w% L|{lfnk| hmmk|w r`k

    mhoohsaec gfrkch|akw hm bkmaearahe `kotaec wr{bkerw rh bkoaekfrk bafwth|f:

    6% Bawtk|wahe% R`aw wtkfnw t|aif|aoq rh tkhtok c|h{tw s`h `f}k kar`k| }ho{erf|aoq h|mh|galoq ih}kb fg|hww wrfrk lh|bk|w% Kpgktrahe gfe lk ifbk mh| r`hwk s`h |kifae sar`ae

    wrfrk lh|bk|w l{r r`|h{c` whik gf{wk maeb r`kiwko}kw wgfrrk|kb fsfq m|hi r`ka| `hik%76

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    r`hwk hm r`k wrfrk% R`aw g|ark|ahe sh{ob fgr{fooq foohs mh| c|h{tw rh oa}k ae ba}k|wk

    ckhc|ft`agfo ohgfrahew s`aok ifaerfaeaec gheekgrahe sar` r`ka| `hik g{or{|k%

    R`h{c` r`k Jksaw` bawtk|wahew bh ehr fgr fw t|hrhrqtk/ r`kq gfe lk gfookb bafwth|f lq

    L|{lfnk|w g|ark|af% Ae kfg` gfwk/ kar`k| }ho{erf|q h| mh|gkb bawtk|wahe fg|hww wrfrk lh|bk|w

    hgg{|w% Fmrk| r`k Fl|f`fiag Gh}kefer sfw aewrar{rkb feb ofeb lkgfik ker|keg`kb ae r`k Jksaw`

    twqg`k/ r`k ifjh|arq hm Jksw lkgfik h|akerkb f|h{eb f `hikofeb feb tagr{|kb ar fw r`k wh{|gk hm

    r`ka| }fo{kw/ abkerarq feb ohqforq% Ofwroq/ r`k J{bkfe bawtk|wahe t|h}abkw fe kpfitok hm lh{ebf|q)

    ifaerkefegk s`k|klq r`k tkhtok g`hhwk rh |krfae r`ka| efrahefo abkerarq s`aok ghhtk|fraec sar`

    r`k `hwr g{or{|k (Lflqohe!% R`k bawtk|wahe hm Aw|fko rh Fwwq|af/ `hsk}k|/ t|h}abkw f gher|f|q

    kpfitok hm f c|h{t g`hhwaec rh ghitokrkoq fwwaiaofrk w{||kebk|aec arw abkerarq rh r`k `hwr

    g{or{|k% @f}aec kwrfloaw`kb r`k c|h{t fw bafwth|f r`k sh|n hm bawgk|eaec arw {eav{k bafwth|ag

    v{foarakw gfe lk {ebk|rfnke% R`k|kmh|k/ r`aw tftk| saoo kitohq L|{lfnk|w g|ark|ahe fw r`k

    t|aif|q wh{|gk mh| bkmaeaec bafwth|f%

    Whifoaf: F G{or{|fo Fefoqwaw%

    W`ftkb oank e{ilk| wk}ke/ Whifoaf oakw he r`k kfwrk|e `h|e hm r`k Fm|agfe gheraeker%

    Kr`ahtaf lh|bk|w ar rh r`k skwr feb Whifoaf `fw ekf|oq

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    |kghceazkb fe aebktkebker gh{er|q%7;

    Fehr`k| wkia)f{rhehih{w wrfrk gfookb T{erofeb kpawrw ae

    r`k eh|r`kfwr |kcahe hm Whifoaf%

    Oaekfck abkerarq aw f gker|fo h|cfeazaec mh|gk ae Whifoa whgakrq/ l{r ehr r`k heoq hek%7=

    Whifoa whgakrq ghewawrw hm f ghitokp wqwrki hm f wkcikerkb oaekfck gofew% R`k gofe wr|{gr{|k gfe

    lk h|cfeazkb aerh r`|kk c|h{tw: EhifbagTfwrh|fo/ Fc|h)Tfwrh|foawrw feb Iaeh|arakw%73 R`k

    wkcikerkb oaekfck lkcaew sar` r`k tfr|aoaekfo mfiaoq gofe% R`k mfiaoq gofe ba}abkw aerh w{l)gofew/

    t|aif|q oaekfck feb ifcbaqf (lohhb ihekq! tfqaec c|h{tw%70

    R`k Whifoa heoq nehsw `aiwkom

    hm `k|wkom lq r`ka| gofe ckekfohcq% G`aob|ke f|k rf{c`r rh ikih|azk feb |kgark wk}k|fo

    ckek|frahew hm fegkwrh|w% R`k aemh|ifrahe kwrfloaw`kw f ikilk|w`at gheekgrahe mh| r`k aeba}ab{fo

    feb/ fr raikw/ ifq k}ke wf}k r`ka| oa}kw%71

    Gofe fmmaoafrahe hmrke kv{frkw rh thoaragfo fmmaoafrahe feb ae raikw hm {e|kwr lkaec flok rh

    |kgark hekw `awrh|q rh t|h}k oaekfck gfe lk f oamk wf}aec wnaoo% He r`k hr`k| `feb/ qh{eck| Whifoaw

    s`h `f}k oa}kb t|aif|aoq ae g{or{|fo lokebaec {|lfe gkerk|w oank Ihcfbaw`{ hmrke mfao rh nehs

    r`ka| ckekfohcagfo wg|atr%24

    @hsk}k|/ r`k|k gfe lk i{g` mo{abarq sar`ae r`k gofe wr|{gr{|kw% Ae

    hr`k| sh|bw/ am fe aeba}ab{fo ekkbw rh foace sar` fehr`k| gofe mh| thoaragfo h| hr`k| |kfwhew/ `k h|

    w`k waitoq fbhtrw f ckekfohcq m|hi r`fr gofe ifnaec ar r`ka| hse feb r`{w cfaew ikilk|w`at%

    R`k mokpalaoarq ae r`k gofe wqwrki ifq lk b{k rh r`k lkoakm ae f ghiihe efrfo bkwgker%

    R`k EhifbagTfwrh|foawrw `f}k mh{| lfwag mfiaoq gofew: Bf|hhb/ @fsaqk/ Ba|/ feb Awffv%

    7;\{krk|w/ Mfgrlhp: S`fr aw Whifoaofeb/ `rrt:sss%|k{rk|w%ghif|ragokJhfnai C{ebko/ Gofew ae Whifoaf/FGGH\B (

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    R`kwk mfiaoq gofew f|k ghewabk|kb ehlok lkgf{wk r`kq gofai bkwgker m|hi Wfiffok hm r`k

    V{|fqw`/ hm s`ag` r`k T|ht`kr I{`fiifb lkoheckb% R`k Fc|h)Tfwrh|foawrw f|k fowh ehlokw

    feb ghewawr hm rsh mfiaoq gofew: \f`feskaeIa|amok feb Bacao% R`kwk mfiaoq gofew gofai fcefrag

    bkwgker m|hi Wffl/ r`k l|hr`k| hm Wfiffok% R`k r`a|b c|h{t ghewawrw hm tkhtok |kmk||kb rh fw

    Iaeh|arakw% Ghewabk|kb h{rgfwrw h| ehe)ehlokw/ r`k Iaeh|arakw sh|n fw ghllok|w/ rfeek|w/

    skf}k|w feb lofgnwiar`w%26

    Whifoaw/ ae of|ck tf|r/ t|fgragk kphcfiq feb thoqcqeq (sar`ae r`k oaiarw hm Awofiag ofs!%

    Gh{|rw`at fihec Whifoaw hmrke t|h}kw bammag{or lkgf{wk hm r`ka| ehifbag feb wkia)ehifbag

    oamkwrqokw% ]a|caearq |kifaew f `ac` }fo{k mh| sh{ob lk l|abkw/ r`{w/ r`k t|fgragk hm aemal{ofrahe

    fihec gk|rfae gofew gfe lk mh{eb%2< R`k hobk| ifok ikilk|w hm mfiaoakw hmrke f||feck if||afckw

    mh| r`k qh{eck| ike% R`k Whifoa if||afck abkfo `fw f wkewk hm {raoarf|afeawi/ `hsk}k|% Fw f

    ifew `k|bw aeg|kfwk wh rh bhkw r`k |kwthewalaoarq hm r`k samk% Whifoa sa}kw saoo lk kptkgrkb rh

    gf|k mh| flh{r 6;4 w`kkt feb chfrw {eokww w`k `fw e{ik|h{w bf{c`rk|w h| f sabhskb ihr`k| rh

    `kot/ r`ke/ r`k e{ilk| ifq c|hs fw of|ck fw 744% S`ke r`k mohgnw c|hs rhh of|ck/ r`k ifok saoo

    g`hhwk fehr`k| samk% R`k|kmh|k/ r`k ih|k sa}kw r`k c|kfrk| r`k wrfr{w hm r`k ife lkgf{wk `k

    |kv{a|kw ih|k `kot rkebaec `aw of|ck mohgnw (skfor`!%27

    Kfg` eks l|abk |kv{a|kw l|abk)skfor` lk

    tfab s`ag` heoq bkihewr|frkw m{|r`k| r`k t|hwtk|arq hm r`k `{wlfeb% S`ke r`k ifok rfnkw f

    wkgheb (h| r`a|b h| mh{|r`! samk r`k ma|wr samk feb `k| g`aob|ke mh|i gfookb r`k c|kfr `h{wk h|

    iaeskqe%22

    R`k w{ggkwwa}k sa}kw feb r`ka| g`aob|ke mh|i r`k oarrok `h{wk h|iaeqf|%2;

    Kfg`

    26Cohlfo Wkg{|arq/ Iaoarf|q: Fe Aer|hb{grahe rh Whifoaf/

    `rrt:sss%cohlfowkg{|arq%h|ciaoarf|qoal|f|q|kth|rgfoogfooX17)6Xg`t6%`ri (fggkwwkb Ft|ao 6

    27A%I% Oksaw/ If||afck feb r`k Mfiaoq ae Eh|r`k|e Whifoaofeb/ (Nfitfof: Kfwr Fm|agfe Aewrar{rk hm

    Whgafo \kwkf|g`/ 61=

    A%I% Oksaw/ 0%

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    samk |kgka}kw m|hi `k| `{wlfeb f `hik/ l{r r`k ma|wr samk ba|kgrw foo fwtkgrw hm r`k thoqcqeh{w

    mfiaoq%2=

    Whifoa shike nkkt foo efrfo gofe fmmaoafrahew feb bh ehr/ oank Skwrk|e g{or{|k/ rfnk r`k

    w{|efik hm r`k `{wlfeb fw r`ka| hse%23

    He r`k hr`k| `feb/ r`k g`aob|ke t|hb{gkb ae r`k {eahe

    gf||q r`k ma|wr efik hm r`k mfr`k| fw r`ka| w{|efik%20 R`k tfr|aoaekfo efik ca}ke rh r`k bf{c`rk|/

    fw `k| w{|efik/ gfeehr lk ohwr lkgf{wk w`k i{wr |krfae `k| fcefrag gofe |kofrahew`at% R`k

    waceamagfegk hm r`aw r|fbarahe ghikw rh r`k mh|km|her s`ke ar aw {ebk|wrhhb r`fr lkgf{wk r`k

    `{wlfeb bhkw ehr ekgkwwf|aoq rfnk m{oo |kwthewalaoarq mh| r`k samkw skoo lkaec% T|aif|aoq r`k

    samkwsa}kw ohqforq(akw! oak sar` `k| tfr|aoaekfo oaekfck feb ehr `k| `{wlfeb% Ba}h|gk aw ghiihe

    fihec Whifoaw (rqtagfooq aewracfrkb lq r`k `{wlfeb!/ r`{w/ ifaerfaeaec r`k tfr|aoaekfo

    |kofrahew`at aw hm {rihwr aith|rfegk rh r`k mkifok% R`k ok}a|frk t|k}faow21

    ae r`k gfwk hm

    sabhsw ae ihwr Whifoa gofew%

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    W{mawi% Gofwwag W{mawi lkoak}kw aeraifrk |kofrahew`at sar`Foof` gfe lk hlrfaekb lkmh|k hek bakw%

    2;

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    23Keckl|acwrke/ 37=%

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    Zfeag`kooa/ 617=!/ 63

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    Aeraifgq sar` Chb/ mh| r`k W{ma/ ghikw lq mhoohsaec rf|avf` (r`k tfr`!% R`k bawgatoaekw t|fgragkb

    fohec rf|avf` }f|q l{r r`k |kw{or w`h{ob lk if|amf/ h| flwh|trahe aerh Chb%;

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    {erao 61=4 s`ke lhr` L|araw` feb Arfoafe Whifoaofeb hlrfae aebktkebkegk feb mh|i r`k [earkb

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    f ohec `awrh|q hm tkhtok ih}kiker fihec Whifoaw%

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    kwrfloaw` h|bk| ae r`k gh{er|q Awofiag okfbk|w mh|ikb r`k Awofiag Gh{|rw [eahe% R`k chfo hm r`k

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    gh{|rw sfw rh l|aec h|bk| lq kemh|gaec W`f|af ofs% @hsk}k|/ r`k Awofiag Gh{|rw [eahe fowh `fb

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    iac|frahe hm tkhtok c|h{tw fsfq m|hi Whifoaf/ `hsk}k|%

    C{ebko t|kwkerw mh{| thaerw ae `awrh|q s`k|k Whifoaw sk|k bawtk|wkb m|hi r`ka|

    `hikofeb%;7

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    G{||ker kwraifrkw tofgk r`k bafwth|f Whifoa

    ;7C{ebko/ R`k Iac|frahe)Bk}kohtiker Ekp{w/

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    tht{ofrahe ae r`k [%N% fr flh{r

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    bawg|ktfegq bk|a}kw m|hi Whifoa mkf|w feb mo{abarq%=4

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    oawrkb lq Iarg`koo wraoo f|awk fihec bafwth|f Whifoaw ae Gho{il{w%

    =2Iarg`koo/

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    F wr{bker c|h{t mh|ikb fr r`k H`ah Wrfrk [ea}k|warq gfookb Wr{bkerw mh| Ghii{earq

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    ekcfra}koq!%34

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    [%W% m|hi kf|oq

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    r`kwk tf|rek|w`atw f|k lkaec w{wrfaekb ifq `kot hr`k| garakw ifefck bafwth|f c|h{tw f||a}aec ae

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    37Iarg`koo/ 74;)74=%

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    kithsk| ohgfo fwwkiloakw rh kmmkgra}koq kecfck r`ki sar` r`k chhb eksw% Ar ifq fowh `kot rh

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    wr|frkcakw hm i{ora)g{or{|fo kecfckiker gfe lk ghewr|{grkb%

    Gherae{kb/ Mk|}ker/ @kf|rmkor T|fqk|w3;

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    `fw rh lk f bafwth|f hm r`k `kf|r% R`aw rqtk hm ih}kiker heoq `fttkew s`ke r`k ohgfo lhbq

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    l{r ar fowh l{aobw mfar` ae r`k lkoak}k|% If|n @f{wmkob gherkebw r`fr fb`k|kerw rh Awofi/ oank

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    3=

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    bawgk|eiker |kv{a|kb rh kmmkgra}koq kecfck r`k tkhtok hm Awofi%

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    Kithsk|kb lq t|fqk| feb kv{attkb sar` g{or{|fo {ebk|wrfebaec G`|awrafew gfe ch flh{r

    r`k l{waekww hm aerkerahefooq kecfcaec Whifoaw% R`aw bhkw ehr ikfe fe aiikbafrk t|kwkerfrahe hm

    r`k chhb eksw hm Jkw{w G`|awr/ `hsk}k|% Ar bhkw ikfe r`k G`|awrafe kerk|w aerh r`k Whifoa

    ghii{earq rh l{aob m|akebw`atw r`fr saoo/ h}k| raik/ g|kfrk htth|r{earakw rh w`f|k Jkw{w G`|awr%

    R`k nkq sh|b tfrakegk i{wr |kifae ae r`k mh|km|her hm r`k G`|awrafe iaeb% Tfrakegk ae t|fqk|/

    3;Iarg`koo/ 743%

    3=@f{wmkob/

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    tfrakegk ae {ebk|wrfebaec r`k e{fegkw hmbafwth|f g{or{|k feb tfrakegk ae bawgk|eaec htke bhh|w

    mh| r`k chwtko i{wr lk t|fgragkb%

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    Laloahc|ft`q

    Lo{k Okrrk| Lalok% ,Bagrahef|q feb Sh|b Wkf|g` mh|t{srw (Wr|hec#w =7Fik|agf/Jh{|efo hm Kr`eag feb Iac|frahe Wr{bakw/ ]ho% 7

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    XXXXXXXXXXXX% F Tfwrh|fo Bkihg|fgq: F Wr{bq hm Tfwrh|foawi feb Thoaragw Fihec r`k

    Eh|r`k|e Whifoa hm r`k @h|e hm Fm|agf% Eks Qh|n: Aerk|efrahefo Fm|agfe Aewrar{rk lq

    Hpmh|b [ea}k|warq T|kww/ 61=6%

    XXXXXXXXXXXX% W{mawi ae Whifoaofeb: f wr{bq ae r|alfo Awofi% Ohebhe: R`k Wg`hho/ 61;=%

    O{oaec/ ]a|caeaf% Ckekfohcq fw R`kh|q/ Ckekfohcq fw Rhho: Fwtkgrw hm Whifoa Gofew`at/

    Whgafo Abkerarakw/ ]ho% 6

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    Wferhw/ Ef||q%Kptoh|aec r`k Ifjh| Bawtk|wahe Rk|iw feb \kfoarakw ae r`k Lalok/ kb% Kehg` Sfe

    Th|rofeb: Skwrk|e Wkiaef|q/

    Sfe/ Kehg`%Bafg`|heag H}k|}aks hm G`|awrafe Iawwahew rh Bafwth|f C|h{tw/ kb% Kehg` Sfe

    Th|rofeb: Skwrk|e Wkiaef|q/