#Repost @bkmsang – Tuareg Culture The men are traditionally part of the women’s group -

#Repost @bkmsang – Tuareg Culture The men are traditionally part of the women’s group - not the other way around. -The camels are of vital importance in the Sahara, and is often the only thing a man is left with when he gets divorced - It is still the men who sit and talk politics. The women are often consulted for their views by their sons or husbands, and are quietly pulling the strings behind the scenes. - Bloodline and relations are traced from the mother only. In other words, it can be guaranteed that your sisters child belongs to your sister, rather a man’s son, who cannot be guaranteed to share his genes. - The Tuareg will go to great lengths to maintain personal dignity. They will suffer, “If they are not offered water, they won’t ask for it - even if they are thirsty.” - In recent years, the Tuareg who have been arguing, and fighting, for independence for decades have aligned themselves with extremist Islamist groups, as they try to further their cause. - Those partnerships have since crumbled, but now the Tuareg living in south-western Libya face a new threat - that of ISIS - while those living in Mali, Niger and northern Nigeria now have to contend with the rise of Boko Haram. By Henrietta Butler - June 2015 #africa #tuareg #facts #culture #africanculture #africanwomen #leaders #asalways #blackwomenkillingit #melanin #blackgirlmagic #blackwomanmagic #sahara #newworld #womenpower #melinatedandlovingit -- source link

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