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Karuga posted an update in the group
4 years agoMaafa/Maangamizi/Neshni – The Wall of Evidence 4 years ago · “Sometimes these arab traders will actually settle for a year or two in the heart of some quiet community in the remote interior. They pretend perfect friendship, they molest no one, they barter honestly… They plant the seeds of their favourite vegetables and fruits – the arab always carries seeds with him – as if they meant to stay for ever. Meantime they buy ivory tusk after tusk until great piles of it are buried beneath their huts and all their barter goods are gone. Then one day suddenly the inevitable quarrel is picked. And then follows a wholesale massacre. Enough only are spared from the slaughter to carry the ivory to the coast – the grass huts of the village are set on fire – the arabs strike camp and the slave march, worse than death begins…”
The church missionary review, volume 39. church missionary society, 1888. pg 500
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Unraveling somalia: race, class, and the legacy of slavery. catherine besteman. pg 7
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As long as we are familiar with their evil ways, there should be no repeats. Keep them in the spotlight.-
I will keep doing so. Asante sana
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Many Bantu from the middle Juba River valley lost their east African language
and culture. These Bantu have attempted to integrate, usually as inferior members, into a local dominant somali clan social structure. Like the Bantu from the
lower Juba River valley, the Bantu from the middle Juba River valley also regard
their village as an important form of social organization. Although Bantu with
strong cultural and linguistic links to southeast Africa have been known to level
sarcasm against those who attempted to assimilate into the dominant somali
clan culture and language, there is no real hostility between them. In fact, the
war and refugee experience have worked to strengthen relationships between
the various Bantu subgroups. – The Somali Bantu, Their History and Culture. Dan van Lehman, Omar Eno. pg 7 -
In rural southern Somalia, the standard of living of the Bantu Somalis is quite low, and homes typically have no running water or electricity and few material possessions. Most Bantu farmers in the region are small holders, restricted to either low-level jobs or farming on land cultivated by family members and, occasionally, by a few hired workers. The average land area owned by each family ranges between 1 and 10 acres. This type of farming can provide subsistence and limited surpluses to the commercial market. Nevertheless, these farmers contribute the highest percentage to Somalia’s staple food stocks, which include maize, millet, sorghum, sesame, beans, cotton, rice, vegetables, and fruits. Crops grown for commercial export markets include bananas, citrus, and vegetables. – The Somali Bantu, Their History and Culture. Dan van Lehman, Omar Eno. pg 6
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