“Notabili Indigeni”
Dated 1938, but could have been taken earlier, and used as a postcard in 1938
Who are the people present? Leave a comment below, if you can help
Dhikr in Waaberi in 1988/89
Two audio tape recordings taken in 1988/9, in the neighbourhood behind Tre Biano, in Waaberi
Tape 1 Side A HR Mp3 (Rashidiya school)
See also video recordings of dhikr on this website
Of possible interest:
Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa By B. G. Martin
Somalia Italiana – Mercato della legna
Date and location unknown. This looks like a market for firewood
Postcard – Ediz. Missione Francescana di Mogadiscio
Somalia Italiana – Mercato: un po’ di tutto
Date and location unknown.
Postcard – Ediz. Missione Francescana di Mogadiscio
Video records of Mogadishu on YouTube…1
In the 1960s
Aadan Cade Madaxweynihii ugu horeeyay 1963 -SomalSwiss.net
In 1984
Taariikhdii Somalia Somali history 1960-91 – SomaliSwiss.net
Dhikr… is an Islamic practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. Dhikr as a devotional act often includes the repetition of the names of Allah (from the Wikipedia entry on dhikr)
Dikr in Mogadishu in the 1980s (1st).
Dikr in Mogadishu in the 1980s (2nd)
Undated dikr, possibly from the 1980s. Long, good sound. Others
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