Somali culture

[embarassing]

It depends. Generally horsemen didn’t wear the common thobe.

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Interesting, do you have a picture?

 

[macaan]

They were romanticized by MSB goverment, the same goverment that thought we were black arabs and that all important costal cities were built by arabs and persian. They ignored the merchants side of somalis that we have always had. I belive we should represent every class of pre-colonial somali (the farmers, merchants, nobels, nomads etc.)

I definitely agree with you in respecting our urban past, though. Somali historiography barely delves into our urban & merchant past, and there are misconceptions & mistruths when it comes to the origins of some Somali settlements, especially in the south (why are Swahilis claiming Xamar when medieval contemporary accounts say it was ruled by dark-skinned Somalis/Berbers?)

 

[Yeeyi]

I definitely agree with you in respecting our merchant past, though. Somali historiography barely delves into our urban & merchant past, and there are misconceptions & mistruths when it comes to the origins of some Somali settlements, especially in the south (why are Swahilis claiming Xamar when medieval contemporary accounts say it was ruled by dark skinned Somalis/Berbers?)

It's because MSB thought that we were only nomads, and that lie is still being spread by other somali today. I agree with you that we need more studying in our Urban & merchant past. The first step in doing so is to stop saying that somalis were just nomads, we were much more and we should equally be proud & represent that part!

 

[TheSayid]

they do wear it on certain occasions

but i think it needs to go through some modernization to beat out suits/ties and other popular clothing.

 

[Suldaanka]

I also see a lack of knowledge of our customs and traditions. For example most people don’t know what a xirsi is, traditional necklaces that enclosed texts from the Quran.View attachment 64494
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Nowadays wearing this would be seen as pagan or backwards.

Quurafaad.

 

[Suldaanka]

Do any of y’all wear macawiss out in public?
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They look stupid. They dont have it on properly

 

[Tukraq]

Our politicians should wear Somali cultural clothes like the Saudis do in their country.

Instead they dress like this.

This is how our leaders dressed in the old days.
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politicians that don't wear suits and ties aren't taken serious worldwide

 

[Tukraq]

politicians that don't wear suits and ties aren't taken serious worldwide

this

or this

I would rather our leaders look more professional

 

[Emily]

Lmao I didn’t know somalis have been wearing Arab clothes since the 13th century

Don’t come for me..crazy people

 

[Tukraq]

Lmao I didn’t know somalis have been wearing Arab clothes since the 13th century

Don’t come for me..crazy people

worry about the illegal injera you've been cooking without the knowledge of the dutchman with the patent the guy can seriously sue every habesha person due to copyright man I should have thought of that If I were him I would start with the newly freed Saudi amoudi who is the richest habesha of all time and wears

 

[Yeeyi]

Lmao I didn’t know somalis have been wearing Arab clothes since the 13th century

Don’t come for me..crazy people

Some were arab cloth, some were somali cloth
Didn't Xabeshis use similar clothes too

 

[Emily]

worry about the illegal injera you've been cooking without the knowledge of the dutchman with the patent the guy can seriously sue every habesha person due to copyright man I should have thought of that If I were him I would start with the newly freed Saudi amoudi who is the richest habesha of all time and wears

Illegal injera ? Europeans are known to steal other people’s cultures and food, nothing new. That unknown company will be sued.

Almoudi is half Arab and a Muslim, you should kiss his billionaire tush since you worship Arabs.

 

[Tukraq]

Illegal injera ? Europeans are known to steal other people’s cultures and food, nothing new. That unknown company will be sued.

Almoudi is half Arab and a Muslim, you should kiss his billionaire tush since you worship Arabs.

they had the patent since early 2000s, :siilaanyolaugh: I don't worship arabs if you see my post above I said I want our politicians in suits and ties

 

[Apollo]