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Traditionally, Somali men typically wear the macawis. It is a sarong that is worn around the waist. On their heads, they often wrap a colorful turban or wear the koofiyad, which is an embroidered fez. [185] Due to Somalia's proximity to and close ties with the Arabian Peninsula, many Somali men also wear the jellabiya (jellabiyad or qamiis).
Legendary kings, queens and saints. In Somali mythology, there is an abundance of tales about men and women who defied cultural traditions or acquired heroic and saintly status amongst the masses of the Somali Peninsula. Queen Kola of Abasa (Queen) Queen Kola of Abasa was a powerful and legendary Queen from the town of Abasa in the Awdal Region ...
The Madhiban (Somali: Madhibaan, Arabic: ماديبان, Full Name: Sheekh Maxamed (Madhibe)) [3] [4] is a Somali clan in the Horn of Africa.. The Madhibaan traditionally consist of hunters, artisans skilled in ironworking, producers of goods such as weapons, leather products, textiles, and silver ornaments, [5] traditional surgeons and doctors, [6] [7] and farmers.
Somalis have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore. Most Somali songs are pentatonic; that is, they only use five pitches per octave in contrast to a heptatonic (seven note) scale such as the major scale. Somali art is the artistic culture of the Somali people, both historic and contemporary.
Kufi. The late President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria, a chieftain of the Fula emirate of Katsina, wearing a crown style kufi. A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. [1] It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora.
The Isaaq (Somali: Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, Arabic: بنو إسحاق, Banu Ishaq) is a major Somali clan. [3] It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend to have descended from Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, an Islamic scholar ...
Aden, 1892. Suudi Shabeele Omar, more commonly known as Haji Sudi ( Somali: Xaaji Suudi Shabeel; 1858–1920) [1] was one of the leaders behind the Somali Dervish movement. [2] He was also the movement's right-hand man and chief lieutenant till its demise in 1920. [3] [4] He is described as the Mullah's right hand in the earlier days of his ...
The Rahanweyn (Maay: Reewin, Somali: Raxanweyn, Arabic: رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle (Somali: Digil iyo Mirifle) is a major Somali clan.It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory in the densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle rivers and the areas inbetween, which are mainly inhabited by settlers from the Digil and ...