After travelling for several hours, the family had just settled into their new location with ample grazing ground and access to water nearby. The mother was disassembling the hut, sticking the Dhigo and Udub firmly into the soil and in close proximity...
Topics: Africa, Creative Writing, Cultural traditions, Family, Gabayo, Life, Poetry, Relationships, Short Stories, Somali, Somali Culture, Somali Customs, Somali Music, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Songs, Somali Traditions, Somalia, Women

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time to restEverything in life has its peak then its glory fades. And we are no different. After a man’s life has reached its pinnacle, having attained all the sagacity and prudence it could, it starts to wane. Soon everything he possesses will start...
Topics: Africa, Creative Writing, Family, Gabayo, Life, Poetry, Relationships, Somali, Somali Culture, Somali Customs, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Traditions, Somalia

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 A story has it that once a weary traveller came to a nomadic family by dusk. Unable to continue on with his journey, he decided to stay the night with the family that night. But due to the rainless season, the family had nothing much to offer....
Topics: Gabayo, Poetry, Somali, Somali Culture, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Traditions, Somalia

{"title":"Somali Hospitality II","post_url":"http:\/\/shafisaid.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/26\/somali-hospitality-ii\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/shafisaid.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"Shafi","date":"2008-05-26 08:58:31","summary":""}

 Somalis are renowned for their hospitality. Though in their breast lies an indomitable spirit, sculpted by the asperity of their surroundings, Somalis are generally a pleasant people with a keen eye for generosity and are known to indulge in the...
Topics: Creative Writing, Family, Gabayo, Poetry, Somali, Somali Culture, Somali Customs, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Traditions, Somalia, Traditional Heritage, Travels

{"title":"Somali Hospitality","post_url":"http:\/\/shafisaid.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/24\/somali-hospitality\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/shafisaid.wordpress.com\/feed\/","author":"Shafi","date":"2008-05-24 07:26:25","summary":""}

 Dear Friends and Fellow Bloggers,Please accept my sincere apologies for I have neglected this corner of mine for a very long time. Though I have no very good reasons to explain my long hiatus, I have been inundated with work and moving houses but...
Topics: Life, Random observations

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