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Volume 2 46 |
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DESCENDANTS OF THE PROPHET'S TRIBE |
PRETTY SHAWIA WOMEN IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWN OF MENAA |
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| Habr-Wal Somalis all claim origin in a member of Mahomet's tribe, who founded a powerful state in the Zaila district. They show Arab blood in their oval faces, very regular handsome features, and rather light skin | Unveiled and jingling with jewelry as they walk, the fair-haired, blue-eyed Shawia women of the fighting Aurès villages darken their skin with pigment. They are proud, free, hardworking Berber beauties, who are saved by ancient pagan rights from the close restrictions of the ordinary Moslem harem. Here they are seen in working dress. Festive attire is a blaze of color |