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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.
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 ...
Iman (Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid), a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the ethnic-cosmetics market, she is also noted for her philanthropic work. She is the widow of English rock musician David Bowie. Abdulqawi Yusuf, lawyer and judge at the International Court of Justice.
The Ogaden were the principal force behind a series of Somali expansions that led to expulsion of the Wardey clan from west of the Jubba river and displacing Borana in parts of the North Eastern Province in the 19th century. [10] Frank Linsly James, one of the first Europeans to travel deep into Ogaden territory while being accompanied by Lord ...
New Years celebrations in the town of Afgooye are well marked by the Geledi people and they continue until this day. With men and women donning traditional white cloth a man wielding a wooden trumpet or buun leads the people in procession. They are marked in certain lines behind the trumpeter and poets lead chants and people break into song.
Somali clans. The Geri Koombe (Somali: Geri Koombe, Arabic: جرئ كومبي ) is a sub-clan of Darod, a prominent Somali clan with the earliest records of Garadship. They belong to one of the major Somali groups, the Darod. The Geri live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia between Harar and Jigjiga, in Wardheer zone, in Bale, Bay, the Kismayo ...
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 ...
The Garre are a tribe of Somali origin who entering the country from the East, extended up the right bank of the Dawa as far as Galgala. This place is looked on as a tribal headquarter and is the burying place of the chiefs. According to the legend, The first Garre ancestor, Aw Mohamed, crossed the Gulf of Aden into present day Somalia in 652AD.