Some interesting bits on Tuareg armaments in the 15th century:
Archive for March 13th, 2008
Saharan Smiths
Posted in Africa, Europe, Imazighen, Sahel, cool, culture, history on 13 March, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“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 13 March, 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 13 March, 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 [...]
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