The first Europeans who dared to venture into the unknown plains of the horn of Africa were baffled by what they saw - a nation unique in every respect. The observations made by these 'explorers' still haunt our political and social life. They studied our ancestors in their natural habitat, away from external contaminations. They saw the untamed Somali with his ingrained distinctiveness. Below are some quotes that give a snapshot of the live of the 19th century
Somalis and that of their immediate neighbours. I tried not to categorize these quotes so as to give the reader the freedom
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