somali history

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    An Arabic novel called 'Ajuran the eye of africa' by Zahra Mursal

    كاتبة صحفية روائية و أخصائية اجتماعية، من مواليد الصومال. حاصلة علي بكالوريوس علم الاجتماع من كلية الآداب جامعة القاهرة، ترجمت عدداً من الروايات، وصدر لها روايتين: "أميرة مع وقف التنفيذ"، و"آجوران - عين أفريقيا". Her family, mashallah - Mashallah a gorgeous elegant woman @Canuck...
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    THE MUQADDIMAH by Ibn Khaldun

    -Tunisian currency https://asadullahali.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ibn_khaldun-al_muqaddimah.pdf - english translation He made some comments regarding the Somali people; "On the western shore of the Indian Ocean is Zayla' (Zila'), which is on the boundary of Abyssinia, and the desert...
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    Baardheere Jihad (1830's/1840's) and the subsequent Geledi wars of expansion (1846 - 1878)

    "Not all believers in Somalia subscribed to the interpretation of Islam propagated by the saints and adopted by such prominent leaders as the shaykh of Mereerey and the sultan of Geledi. The accommodation of Sufi Islam within the existing framework of Somali society produced for some Muslim...
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    Egyptian Eunuch (Ibn Burhan al Misri) who served the Sultan of Mogadishu in 1331

    From [Zeila]1 we sailed fifteen nights and arrived at Mogadishu, which is a very large town. The people have very many camels, and slaughter many hundreds every day. They have also many sheep. The merchants are wealthy, and manufacture a material which takes its name from the town and which is...
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    How many presidents has Somalia had?

    According to Darod 7 presidents, Adan Adde, Sharmaarke, Siad Barre,Abdilahi Yusuf, Shariif Afguduud, Hassan Qoslaaye and Farmaajo.Darods claim Abdilaahi was the first legitimate President after the civil war. According to Hawiye 9 Presidents, Hawiye claim Ali Mahdi was the first President...
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    1960 Rome, Somali independence video

    :whoo: some beauties in that video
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    Ming Dynasty artefacts unearthed from Xamar

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    Unique vintage somali hairstyles

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    Some neat 17th/18th European cartography of the Somali Peninsula

    Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Flemish/Netherlandish cartographer and geographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). One of the founders and the notable...
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    Somali painting thread

    - 1919 oil painting - 1926 painting - (Miriam Kaib) - (Ali Kulmiye Halane) - Madar Osman
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    "S. Al Qutbi & the pious believer's dilemma:local moral guidance in an age of global Islamic reform"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdallah_al-Qutbi - theologian, polemicist and philosopher. "Sheikh Al-Qutbi is best known for his Al-Majmu'at al-mubaraka ("The Blessed Collection"), a five-part compilation of polemics that was published in Cairo ca. 1919-1920 (1338). In this work, he launches a...
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    Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Zayla'i ( early 19th century - 1882)

    " Al-Zayla'i was born in the rural village of Kedilai northwest of Mogadishu. Under the supervision of the local Ulema, he studied elementary ilm until he absorbed all they could teach him. Eventually surpassing his teachers, he decided to move to Mogadishu, where he obtained knowledge from the...
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    History of Somali coins and banknotes

    "In order to facilitate regional trade, the Mogadishu Sultanate began minting its own coins, a move which had the effect of centralizing its commercial hegemony. The currency bears the names of 23 successive Sultans of Mogadishu. Some coins also adopted the style of the extant Fatimid and...
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    Somali script needs to be either updated (Latin script) or completely changed (indigenous)

    Azerbaijan an example of a group of people who've had their languages written in multiple script within the last century. Until the 1920's they used the revised Arabic script. " Azerbaijani is a member of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic language family spoken by about 32.2 million...
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    You may know know about Laas geel, what about Dhaymoole/DhagaxKureh/Dhambalin iyo DhagaxNabiGalay?

    Dhaymoole site Camels are depicted
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    HISTORY List of rare vintage Somali posters have been digitalised.

    Poster no1. Dhismaha X.H.K.S. Waxuu Dayactiray Tusaalooyinkii iyo GuulahiiUu Soo Hooyay Kacaanka, 21 Oktoobar. Poster no2. Ha Noolaato Sannadguurada 11ee kacaanka 21ka Oktoobar1969‑1980. [Mogadisho?: s.n.] ; Nuur & Nasiib, 1980. Poster no3. Ha Noolaato Sannad Guurada ee Qarannimada...
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    Siad barre and Ministry of information (1974) comments regarding this 'ancient somali script'

    "We find the Roman alphabet more convenient. It is also international. Most of intellectuals and literate citizens are used to it, and our imported equipment are described in Roman alphabet. Technically, we find its use more viable then any other script. For instance, we have an ancient Somali...
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    Somalispot Historical Qaraami appreciation thread

    Legendary Cabdulqadir Sanka aun ' Sidee loo jid marayaa' 'Dunida adaan kaa rabaa '- Cumar Dhuule aun - Salgula Maggol (aun) - Shimbir Magool (aun) - 'AFRIKAAY HURUDOOY.' AUN to any who have died and I forget to say 'AUN'
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    Masjidka Arbaca Rukun Ee Muqdisho Oo Ladayacdiray

    " masjidkaan ayaa mid qadiimiya oo ladhisay 728 sano kahor xilgaa oo diinta loosoo raasan jiray Muqdisho" Mashallah
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    Africa's First Democrats: Somalia's Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen

    By Abdi Ismaciil Samaatar. "Abdi Ismail Samatar provides a clear and foundational history of Somalia at the dawn of the country s independence when Africa s first democrats appeared. While many African countries were dominated by authoritarian rulers when they entered the postcolonial era and...
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