What was so amazing about Axmed Xasan Cawke? It wasn’t his soothing voice or the lineage he was born into or the town he grew up in. No, Cawke’s qualities were far more grandeur. He is best remembered for his unwavering principles, his optimistic attitude towards a fragile group – his Somali people — forever […]
Sep 24 2014
Legendary Somali Queen Caraweelo: an Ethiopian Jewish Queen?
The Somali folklore is extraordinarily rich in both form and content, producing powerful narratives that have withstood time in the absence of a literacy script. One particular legend, celebrated by many and equally loathed by many involves an ancient Somali queen named Caraweelo (English: Araweelo). She was a powerful and a fearsome ruler that antagonised […]
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