رحله

dalia. amazigh, arab, diaspora. blogging about my inner journey to the conquest of my roots. my رحله

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✨A part of Ouargla rich traditional wear. ✨

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My kind of aesthetic. 🐫🌴

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✨Kabyle Aesthetic ✨

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Being Algerian is knowing that there’s never such thing as solo car trips.

One simple errand becomes a whole family adventure.

And I’m here for it. 🇩🇿

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This, you guys.

This is the book that made me fall for Rihlas. This is the book that I carry with me in my purse, the book that smells like amber and overuse, the one that made me travel during the pandemic lockdowns. 🗺️🐫

To all my fellow avid readers, if you share the passion of Arab culture and literature, or are just curious about it, I just created a page on Instagram. @riwayatinthetent

Feel free to join, let’s just chat and drink tea. 🫶🏼

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In a world full of neutrals and nudes, be a colorful bedouin.

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Twilight - Ghardaia, 2022

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Definitely on my list. 🌴

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August 2024, trip to Algiers.

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starting the rihla in my grand parent's garden, in the heart of the Aures Mountains, Algeria.

summer 2024, in august.

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Tuareg man in Mali, wearing blue veil.

the Tuareg people are an ethnic group inhabiting the Sahara desert. Although they practice Islam, it is the men who wear veils, not women. They mostly wear blue veils which is why they are also known as blue men of Sahara.

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#tuareg #tenere #sahara

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Sepia-tinted photos from over 50 years ago show striking facial tattoos of women from indigenous populations in Algeria. But documentation of these women has faded like the aged photographs. In Algeria today the actual practice of facial tattooing is disappearing along with the older generation. One particular indigenous group losing this cultural marker is the Chaouia of the Aurès Mountains in northeastern Algeria.

This project from Pulitzer Center student fellow Yasmin Bendaas captures incredible portraits and stories from Chaouia women when investigates the origins and disappearance of tattooing, especially with the advent of literacy and Islam's spread. Bendaas' work is available on Amazon for purchase 🇩🇿🇩🇿

— Norfafrica