Discovering Somali Culture
Several of our advanced English students in Eastleigh are writing short essays on Somalia and Somali culture. With their permission, we will be featuring some of the essays this month on the blog. We hope that they will be an interesting way for you all to enter into the Somali community with us. Enjoy!Somali Culture by Mohammed
"Somalia is a country which is located on the horn of Africa. It lies along the Indian Ocean. The country was colonized by three European countries: Italy, Britian and France. Later it got freedom in 1960 and the first president of Somalia was Adan Ade.
Somalia is divided into two parts, northern and southern. Northern people are pastoralists and the southern people are farmers. There are two rivers in the country which come from Ethiopian highlands. These rivers are the Jubba and the Shabelle. They help the farmers in the southern part of the country. There is only one tribe in Somalia, one religion and one language. There are many clans in my country. The major clans are Hawia and Darot. The religion in Somalia is Islam.
The chief food of Somali people are Anjera, Halwa and also fish from the Indian Ocean.. The traditionally clothing of Somalia for women includes the Hijab to cover the head and the Gabsaar to cover their bodies. Men put on macawiis (ma-a-a-wees) and the dress of Islam (the hijab is a part of Islam).
Somalia hasn’t been having central government since 1990, but now it seems as if we are moving to the right direction."
"Somalia is a country which is located on the horn of Africa. It lies along the Indian Ocean. The country was colonized by three European countries: Italy, Britian and France. Later it got freedom in 1960 and the first president of Somalia was Adan Ade.
Somalia is divided into two parts, northern and southern. Northern people are pastoralists and the southern people are farmers. There are two rivers in the country which come from Ethiopian highlands. These rivers are the Jubba and the Shabelle. They help the farmers in the southern part of the country. There is only one tribe in Somalia, one religion and one language. There are many clans in my country. The major clans are Hawia and Darot. The religion in Somalia is Islam.
The chief food of Somali people are Anjera, Halwa and also fish from the Indian Ocean.. The traditionally clothing of Somalia for women includes the Hijab to cover the head and the Gabsaar to cover their bodies. Men put on macawiis (ma-a-a-wees) and the dress of Islam (the hijab is a part of Islam).
Somalia hasn’t been having central government since 1990, but now it seems as if we are moving to the right direction."
posted by four_kennys @ Monday, May 21, 2007
3 comments
3 Comments:
I have to ask: what is "anjera" and "halwa"?
Linda
Great questions!
Angera is sort of a pancake like flat bread. I'll have to try and find a recipe.
Halwa is nothing like anything I've ever seen or eaten before -- think jam/jelly/cake/jello... I will no doubt have an essay devoted totally to eat with photos included. This is definitely a unique part of Somali culture.
Aaron
"it" not "eat",... sorry
Aaron
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