This stick is known to Somalis by many names, among them hangool. It is used by animal herders, specifically camels and goats in Somalia but probably cows sometime in the past as well. The ancient Egyptians called it a “was” - meaning to dominate in their language. It was a sign of kingship...
education
father of the somali people
history
incredible miracles that transformed somalia!
revolutionary
the lion of africa
truth
visionary leader
wadani
Am I right in thinking that Sardinians are the closest non-africans population to Cushites?
They seem to be made up almost exclusively, of neolithic near-eastern farmers. Somalis have about 30-45% neolithic Middle-eastern DNA.:hmm:
Somalis back home are victims of brainwashing wlhi.
Tonight i was added in a fb group call, where most of them were in Somalia.
They talking about diinta and then one of them started asking Islamic questions, but it turned to be praising Arabic history. I was so pissed off of how they no too...
So for the past year I have been researching Somali history and culture extensively and I have really been enjoying discovering how so well interconnected Somali merchants and kingdoms were with some of the world's greatest civilizations (e.g. ancient Egypt, China, Rome...).
One of my...
If you have not seen part 1 already, my esteemed readers, then here is the link for it:
https://www.somalispot.com/threads/the-tales-of-the-merchant-of-mogadishu-part-1.30714/
As I left my city, my home, I felt a sense loss within my heart, as if I had lost a valuable item, but at the same...
This one is exclusive to Garre Somali's
Small microbraids were very common
This particular hairstyle was known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy by the British. The Beja's of Sudan are known for it.
Putiing subaag (ghee/butter) in your hair was very common back then as well
The epitome of traditional...
I was born in the great trading city of Mogadishu, the white pearl of the Indian Ocean. I come from a long line of merchants and traders stretching back thousands of years. My forefathers saw empires rise and empires fall. My first taste of the sea was when I was barely a few months old. A baby...
The Beden', badan, or alternate type names Beden-seyed and Beden-safar, is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime vessel and ship, typified by its towering stern-post and powerful rudder. It is also the longest surviving sewn boat in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula...
Mine would be:
1. Khalid ibn al Walid (RA)
2. Alexander the Great
3. Salah ad-Din
4. Hannibal Barca
5. Napoleon
6. Genghis Khan
7. Suleiman the Magnificent
8. Julius Caesar
9. Belisarius
10. Marcus Aurelius
11. Subutai
12. Selecus I Nicator
13. Cyrus the Great
14. Mehmed the Conqueror
15...
After the Roman conquest of the Nabataean Empire and the Roman naval presence at Aden to curb piracy, Arab and Somali merchants barred Indian merchants from trading in the free port cities of the Arabian peninsula because of the nearby Roman presence. However, they continued to trade in the port...
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