Madhiban
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Madhiban
Main article: Somali clan
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The Madhiban (Somali: Madhibaan), also known as the Midgaan (an appellation which is sometimes used pejoratively[1]), is a Somali clan.
Its members are principally concentrated in northern Somalia, numbering only around 9,000 individuals (1960's estimate).
The Madhiban trace descent from a patriarch named Musa Deriyeh. They were traditionally hunters, but now engage in occupational activities such as leather work (shoemaking).
Because of their farmer-craftsmen history, which some Somalis consider to be lower caste occupations, they are sometimes viewed as being of a lower caste or class.
The Madhiban also face considerable sectarian violence within Somalia, particularly as a result of the Somali Civil War and associated hardships.
Notes
- ^ The Middle East, Issue 4, (Northumberland Press: 2007), p.196
References
- Hassan Ali Jama, Who cares about Somalia, (Verlag Hans Schiler: 2005)
- I.M. Lewis, A pastoral democracy, (James Currey Publishers: 1999)
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