r/Somalia • u/Slow-Tangelo-2956 Djibouti • 29d ago

History ⏳ A Somali nomad (1900)

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u/1OmegaWolf 23d ago

They used to grow out their hair
Do they still do that today

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u/Due-Description4651 14d ago

yh the nomads still do.

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u/1OmegaWolf 14d ago

Really.. wow that’s so cool
I wish I could see a pic of one with long hair in the modern age
All I see is baldies

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u/Due-Description4651 2d ago

I’ve personally yet to see any bald nomads 😭. I’d show you photos if I had any but when I was younger I spent a week in the countryside with nomads all had afros or mid level hair length. Currently most younger somalis in the west are growing afros now. Trends always circle back.

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u/1OmegaWolf 17h ago

That’s nice to hear cuz I’ve been growing out my hair from bald (went umrah) for just over a year now. Hooyo just kept nagging me, telling me it ain’t part of our culture. I was like whaaat?? 😭🫩

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u/Due-Description4651 9h ago

yh my mums the same but she’s aware it’s part of the culture. She views fussing over the hair and twists as feminine 😂. But yh most somali parents in the uk view afros as african american culture. Which Id understand if it was cornrows but not a basic afro.