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Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:51pm On Aug 25, 2013
Female Genital Mutilation in the Afar culture

It's slowly starting to change in many clans due to outside influence
and because some of the women do not care for the practice.

Here are some short documentaries on the subject.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhHdEQrIJDQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8lV1z4zy7g
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 2:21am On Aug 30, 2013
Another song to add to my collection! grin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Z4XsPIAYQ
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 3:55pm On Sep 02, 2013
Afar singer Fatouma Monsour from DJIBOUTI smiley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBGXoJpEr9E

i have yet to hear a song of hers i that i don't like. smiley
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 3:56pm On Sep 02, 2013
unlike some other folks,
afar people are FULL of rhythm!! grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 10:04pm On Sep 02, 2013
http://www.xplore360.com/danakil/afar.html

The ancestors of the Afar settled farm land in the Ethiopian highlands some time [size=28pt]before AD 1000[/size].

HMMM!! very interesting!! cool cool


that's not that long ago...
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 9:43pm On Sep 04, 2013
Yinti....a famous afar love song.

My favorite version (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy8JhVtpOVE

Music video featuring a version from a young afar man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgCngpQl7Y4

Lol @ the comments.

The original version (according to the uploader...supposedly the first version was recorded in the 70s...this doesnt sound like its that old to me...but oh well.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TI4F05MPk8
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 11:18pm On Sep 06, 2013
Education of the Afar people:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEFPIMiQ1Q

A music video featuring cameos of Valerie Browning
from the "Afar Angel" mini documentary I posted a few posts up.

It shows how young girls are being educated about child birth as well as the boys/men
being educated about FGM among other things and most importantly
it shows the Afar women she trained, now being the teachers for their own people.

I am a bit suspicious about seeing some vaccination needles lol...but anyway,
It's a neat video. smiley

I just hope Pagan_9ja doesn't see it grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 11:21pm On Sep 06, 2013
LMAO@ 5:46 grin that white dude is all off beat
and doing the dance wrong grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 3:31pm On Sep 07, 2013
*Kails*:
LMAO@ 5:46 grin that white dude is all off beat
and doing the dance wrong grin

White people never had rhythm(for the most part). We brought that to them...
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 3:37pm On Sep 07, 2013
KidStranglehold:

White people never had rhythm(for the most part). We brought that to them...

grin grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 5:33pm On Sep 07, 2013
CHIMA!! shocked

Behave! grin grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 6:18pm On Sep 07, 2013
this thread is about the afar.

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Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 6:22pm On Sep 07, 2013
angry

will yall start another thread please?
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 6:23pm On Sep 07, 2013
KidStranglehold: @Kails

Sorry.

lol grin

its cool.
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 1:21am On Sep 09, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kb47X5cGTg

lmao@ the white goat in the beginning

Anyway, the video is about one Afar village in Djibouti.
This particular village is pretty much isolated,
it's like they are in the middle of nowhere. lol

the kids are cute esp. how they are shy and afraid to approach the camera!

basically they are just filming the area and how the people interact.
it's not a documentary nor does it serve any major purpose other
than to show what the people look like and how they are living.
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 1:57am On Sep 09, 2013
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 2:53pm On Sep 29, 2013
check out my I comparison of the jumping dance style/s of the Afar to those of their neighbors
https://www.nairaland.com/944897/what-race-ancient-egyptians/2#18446108
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 8:08pm On Oct 09, 2013
#handsome cheesy cool

Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 6:56am On Oct 14, 2013
From Djibouti here. We've got nothing but love for our countrymen, the Afar.

^^ The guys in that photo must have spied an especially beautiful woman. Their expressions are priceless. cheesy

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Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 3:48pm On Oct 14, 2013
EnlightenedSoul: From Djibouti here. We've got nothing but love for our countrymen, the Afar.

AWESOME!! cheesy cheesy
i know you miss home. smiley

^^ The guys in that photo must have spied an especially beautiful woman. Their expressions are priceless. cheesy

lmao!! Now that you mention it, I agree.
Especially the one with the chew stick grin grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:06pm On Oct 14, 2013


Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:08pm On Oct 14, 2013
They even have their own flags cool tongue
Background

The Afar Regional National State is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia and is the homeland of the Afar people. It is divided into 5 administrative zones comprising 29 woreda and one special administrative area. Its current capital is Asayita and a new capital named Semera is currently under construction. Afar is in the north east of Ethiopia and borders Eritrea in the north, Djibouti in the north east, Somali State in the east, Oromiya State in the south, Amhara State and Tigray State in the west.


Flag of Afar
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/et-af.html

Afar National Regional State (Ethiopia)


Afar is one of nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia and is the homeland of the Afar people. The flag has a red triangle at the hoist with three horizontal stripes of blue, white and green in the fly. The regional emblem is placed in the centre of the white stripe. This design was adopted in 2012 and is a variant of the previous flag which was used (see below). This can be seen on the official web page of Afar regional government.
Jaume Olle, 01 June 2012

(Previous) Afar Ethnic Flag
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:21pm On Oct 14, 2013
Official flag of the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front.


Afar Liberation Front
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afar_people

Following an unsuccessful rebellion led by the Afar Sultan, Alimirah Hanfadhe, the Afar Liberation Front was founded in 1975 to promote the interests of the Afar people. Sultan Hanfadhe was shortly afterwards exiled to Saudi Arabia. Ethiopia's then-ruling communist Derg regime later established the Autonomous Region of Assab (now called Aseb and located in Eritrea), although low level insurrection continued until the early 1990s. In Djibouti, a similar movement simmered throughout the 1980s, eventually culminating in the Afar Insurgency in 1991. After the fall of the Derg that same year, Sultan Hanfadhe returned from exile.

In March 1993, the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Front (ARDUF) was established. It constituted a coalition of three Afar organizations: the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Union (ARDUU), founded in 1991 and led by Mohamooda Gaas (or Gaaz); the Afar Ummatah Demokrasiyyoh Focca (AUDF); and the Afar Revolutionary Forces (ARF). A political party, it aims to protect Afar interests. As of 2012, the ARDUF is part of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) coalition opposition party.

Another version
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:25pm On Oct 14, 2013
adaobi123: I dont know why but he reminds me of that Michael killer boy undecided undecided

lmao grin
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 4:29pm On Oct 14, 2013
**just found out some interesting stuff about their territory (Afar Triangle)
will post later!!** cheesy cheesy
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 8:08pm On Oct 14, 2013
How cute!!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7a6yEbXtkQ

look @ fatouma!! cheesy cheesy kiss kiss
Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 9:32pm On Oct 14, 2013
*Kails*:


AWESOME!! cheesy cheesy
i know you miss home. smiley

Yes, but you know I grab every chance I get to visit cheesy



lmao!! Now that you mention it, I agree.
Especially the one with the chew stick grin grin

Definitely! Next is the one with O for a mouth, I imagine he's thinking " DAMN!". The one in the middle is least surprised, more like a "Yh, I can dig that" slight part of the lips. grin

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Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 9:34pm On Oct 14, 2013
Here is an Afar bride in Djib

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Re: The Afar People (redone) by Nobody: 10:39pm On Oct 14, 2013
EnlightenedSoul:

Definitely! Next is the one with O for a mouth, I imagine he's thinking " DAMN!". The one in the middle is least surprised, more like a "Yh, I can dig that" slight part of the lips. grin

lmao! exactly grin

that bride you posted is beautiful smiley
she looks annoyed tho

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