Monday, January 7, 2013

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Happy belated 2013, hope everyone had a safe and joyous holiday season. Mine was spend relaxing and having fun in Cuba with friends.

I thought to start the new year with a topic I always wanted to write about, without getting too political. Let's call it.....Vintage Somalia, before violent conflict destroyed the land and caused so much horror and pain for millions of Somalis around the globe. I hope you enjoy these beautiful pictures from my parents home country. Somaliland, northern region is where my parents were born and raised, but they lived many years in Xamar Waayn (Mogadisho), aka Somalia familiar to most people. So to them it hits home when they see these snap shots of bygone time in Somalia, the horn of Africa.

Somalia Gulls -Mogadishu beach, 1979.

 Baraawe, Somalia - 1983.

 Mogadishu Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was built in 1928 in a Norman Gothic style based on Cefalù Cathedral.

 A young Somali Woman at a Trade Fair in Milan, Italy in 1964 showcasing a Somali made product.
A Somali man with his boat in the coastal city of Barawa, Somalia.
 Aerial picture of Mogadish, Capital city of Somalia

Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia  November 1986
 My mom still has this passport.
 One of only 2 elected president before dictator Siyad Bare: Somalia’s first President Aden Abdullah Osman Daar  post independence in the 1960s.
 Mogadishu - La Guereza  November 1986
Old Portuguese Lighthouse, November 1986
 Hargeisa in the 1980s....capital city of Somaliland.
Mogadishu Stadium, it was built in 1978 with the assistance of the Chinese government.
Another aerial shot of Mogadisho waterfront....Indian Ocean.
 Camels besides sheep/goats have played significant economic role in Somalia, exporting it to most Middle Easter countries.
 Somali truck loaded with corn parked on the side of a road in Mogadishu on September 24, 2003 from Reuters News.

Full credit for many of these amazing pictures of Somalia before the civil war are thanks to the man behind Vintage Somalia site. If anyone has pictures from Somalia before and after the war, please send it his way.

6 comments:

Alexandra said...

That is such a beautiful picture!

Alexandra xo

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Jerrica said...

WOW how beautiful. The images we see now are very different. Thank you for sharing these. Great title btw.

Les Mes was actually very good I enjoyed it. Most of the theater cried o_O

Take care!

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Anonymous said...

So many pretty pictuers.. (poor camel) I really like that you posted this



ERIKA

hippie_cyndi said...

amazing images from Somalia, a testimonial of how much damage war can do to a country.

Unknown said...

lol Erika...yes poor Camels for sure. @ Cyndi, I agree....thanks Alexandra.

Jericca, then I'll check it out, even thou I know the sad ending.

Emmett Katherine said...

These photos are beautiful and so peaceful. It's horrible the damage war does to a country and it's people.