africa is a continent full of beauty its beauty can be seen through its places and its people
welcome to the amazing people of africa series where we take
a look at some of the indigenous people of africa we'll be looking at their lifestyle
culture and getting to learn about life through their knowledge and experiences
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today we take a look at the toureg also known as the blue people of africa the turag are babas of
semitic ethnicity and are found in the sahara they are spread from libya algeria mali and bukhina
faso but majority of them live in mali and niger you may wonder why they are referred to as a blue
people of africa well this is because of the indigo colored clothes they traditionally wear
which stain their skin interesting right let's take a deeper look into their culture
turret culture is quite unique because of their way of clothing food language religion
arts astronomy nomadic architecture traditional weapons and much more unlike other communities
it is the men who wear the veil and not the women the most famous symbol is a tagal mist
sometimes referred to as shesh which is a veil worn by the men the man's facial covering
originates from the belief that by wearing a veil a man is able to ward off evil spirits
the veil is very instrumental for protecting them against harsh desert sands as well putting on the
veil is associated with the rite of passage to mudwood as boys begin wearing a veil when they
reach maturity this can be at the age of 18. the tuareg also adorned themselves in jewelry made
of silver colored glass or iron while jewelry of the other bubba cultures is mainly worn by women
tuareg men also use necklaces amulets rings and other jewelry to adorn themselves for them beauty
is everything now let's look at the life of the women tuareg women are the heart of the family
when girls are of age to reproduce they are flattened up to meet tuareg's standards of beauty
cutting practices are relaxed and surprisingly permissive the weddings are very elaborate lasting
up to seven days there are camel races evening festivals and match song and dance the groom's
family arrive in the bride's village on decorated camels and donkeys as much as weddings are held in
high regard there's no stigma in divorce parents of the girl who is divorced will hold a party to
let other suitors know that their child is now available the tuareg are known for their bravery
so much so that muammar gaddafi recognized the tuaregs as determined and resourceful fighters
he promoted thousands of them in the libyan army and encouraged them to be loyal to him
now that gaddaf is no longer his son saif has such refuge with a band of tuaregs
that has caught in him across the sahara desert between niger and mali
something else that makes the tuareg unique is their alphabet the tiffinag alphabet is
thought to be one of the hardest alphabets in the world and was derived from the old barber script
the inscriptions were first found in north africa inscribed on rocks and painted in cave shelters
and estimates suggest the script is around 3000 years old
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