Its stupid thenShonuff wrote:that part is not about mourning. it is called umul bixis or some shit like that. you are absolutely clueless about somali culture.Mad May wrote:Horta bal kaalay, I know women are Islamically meant to do the mourning thing, but what if you risk starvation?
In her bool nearby, Quresh Ise Nour has a baby wrapped in a pink blanket in her arms, born a week before on the road to Burao, hair slicked wet with sweat. Tradition demands that Quresh stays indoors, confined, for 40 days. Without a husband to support her, she must rely on other women from the camp, who go to Burao to beg, to bring her food. When the pickings are slim, or non-existent, Quresh cannot eat, cannot produce enough breast milk and her baby goes hungry. Her hut is a new one; the older ones, with their multiple layers of fabric, are better, she explains, because they are cooler.
