This snapshot was taken shortly after independence and under the early Barre regime, when Western-influenced fashion was common among city women and hijab was not widespread. It was a period of social openness and modernization in urban Somalia. A fascinating glimpse into pre-civil war Somali society.
by neokaranja
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Yes, back in the 60s, Mogadishu was a stylish ‘cool’ place.
More glorification of backwards societies
And then they came for our fish.
Not a hint of any scammer genes here
Somali women are way beautiful