Banadiri: The Renewal of a Millenary Identity
Written by Irena Knehtl
The first Banaadiri communities were established in what is today southern Somalia about one thousand year ago. Banaadiri historical profile started probably in the Mesopotamia, crossed Yemen and reached the East coast of Africa where the Banaadiri civilization grew and flourished. Profile and book review.
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