Saharan Smiths
Posted in Africa, Europe, Imazighen, Sahel, cool, culture, history on March 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Some interesting bits on Tuareg armaments in the 15th century:
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“This was a kind of racism that no one ever challenged or addressed”
Posted in Africa, Arabs, Darfur, Levant, Muslims, Sahel, Sudan, Third World, bigotry, black people, culture, nationalism on March 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Nesrine Malik, a Sudanese Arab, on Arab colorism (a topic I have discussed previously):
The “Shawia woman”
Posted in Africa, Algeria, Chaouia, Third World, culture on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since education of the daughter is entrusted to her mother, who teaches her household tasks and her social duties, the little Shawian girl is from the outset rapidly initiated into the secrets, intrigues, ruses and tricks of feminine society, and so feels very strongly that sentiment of solidarity, bordering on complicity, which unites women across [...]
