The Arab Factor in Somali History

Written by Ali Abdirahman Hersi

The purpose of this work Is to examine the historical process by which the Somali acquired the outwardly visible Arab influences in their culture which today they so openly and proudly flaunt.
The Arab Factor in Somali History

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