Banadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu
Written by Anita Adams
The study is on the people known as Benadiri (Banaadiri) who live in a string of settlements along the southern coast of Somalia, and about their distinctive history and identity which have to date not been extensively covered in the literature on Somalia.
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