Mogadishu: Images from the Past

Dhikr in Waaberi in 1988/89

Posted in 1980s, Audio, Religion by rickjdavies on 19 September, 2009

Two audio tape recordings taken in 1988/9, in the neighbourhood behind Tre Biano, in Waaberi

Tape 1 Side A HR Mp3 (Rashidiya school)

Tape 1 Side B HR Mp3

Tape 2 Side A HR Mp3

Tape 2 Side B HR Mp3

See also video recordings of dhikr on this website

Of possible interest:

Muslim Brotherhoods in Nineteenth-Century Africa By B. G. Martin

Video records of Mogadishu on YouTube…1

Posted in 1960s Independence, 1980s, Religion, Video by rickjdavies on 24 December, 2008

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

Electrical shop

Posted in 1980s, Shop advertisements by rickjdavies on 16 May, 2008

Posted in 1980s, Shop advertisements by rickjdavies on 16 May, 2008

Mini-market

Posted in 1980s, Shop advertisements by rickjdavies on 16 May, 2008

Barber shop

Posted in 1980s, Shop advertisements by rickjdavies on 16 May, 2008