Twin Mosques (Masaajidka Matanaha) Madaa 1 year ago No Comments The Aw Mukhtar & Aw Sheikh Omar also known as the Twin Mosques (Somali: Masaajidka Mataanaha) is now a large mosque in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu. Overview Read More »
The Banadir and Ancient Yemen Sh.Hassan 2 years ago No Comments In this transcribed oral history recorded originally from a Bajuni Shaykh, we learn of a story that details the origin of many towns on the Read More »
The Portuguese on the Swahili and Banadir Coasts Sh.Hassan 2 years ago No Comments The Portuguese arrival in the Indian Ocean in the 1490s paved way for a power struggle in who controlled the ocean, major changes into the Read More »
The Walls of Mogadishu Al-Banadir 2 years ago No Comments The city states of Mogadishu, Barawa, Marka and Kismayo were at one point all surrounded by walls. This was a systematic approach by the Sultan Read More »
Masjid Awooto Eeday (1223 AH) | Mogadishu Banafunzi 2 years ago No Comments Masjid Awooto Eeday is what seems to be a small mosque hidden in the many historical alleyways of Hamarweyne. Overview The mosque is said to Read More »
“The Last Two Jews of Mogadishu” – By Nancy Kobrin Al-Banadir 2 years ago 1 Comment Throughout history, Mogadishu was always this metropolitan and diverse city – being a major port and a city at its economical peak during the 19th Read More »