I was shocked to read this troubling story

[LAFO-LAFO]

Jabarti

The Sweepers: Fighting Centuries Old Isolation

Until recently this off shoot of lowest class of sweepers have become extinct. Living in one area, the regime through the ruling machinery which included the municipalities, would divide them into groups. In the past they used to appear late hours at night going from house to house cleaning the "zawali" (latrines). They used to be seen carrying their tin canisters on their head with a bent iron strip used for collecting wastes from unpopulated areas where 'homeless' used to go for toilet. These jabartis are not seen in many areas as most of them are believed to have immigrated.

In The Service of The Imam
In Sana'a, before the 1962 Revolution, sweepers were housed in a place still known as "Samsra", situated at Bab-ul-Sabah Gate. They are still there. The Imam could not deny their services; but would not tolerate their being homeless as they used to defy that time's dusk-to-dawn "Sukat" (daily curfew); thus they were housed at "Samsra" which was a one-time shopping mall. The mall's glamour was gradually drained into a permanent resident for 5-10 sweepers families.

Oosaifra & Shammasi
In Greater Taiz, sweepers lived in Upper and Lower Oosaifra. Sweepers of these two areas took active part in the arsons and riots which took place in December 1992 violent demonstrations in protest of the first price hike after Unification. After the conditions came to normal, the affected 'capitalists' avenged by arranging torching sweepers areas. As a result Upper Oosaifra was immediately vacated and sweepers moved to a new 'colony' in Al-Shammasi suburb. Lower Oosaifra still has few of these sweepers while Upper Oosaifra witnessed construction works in favor of the 'capitalists'.

45km Road
Situated in between Al-Sab'een Hospital area and Taiz Road, this area is famous for its "Saeela" - water passage -, where rain waters block traffic always. The area is hardly ten years old with a population of 3014. It shelters sweepers and citizens who have built hollow-bricked small houses. The land on which these houses have been built have two different stories. Some people say that the owners are Yemeni immigrants who are out of Yemen at present. Others say that during the 1997 parliamentary elections the General People's Congress, as a part of election campaign, 'presented' the land, said to be State estate, to the residents and allowed them build their residences. Therefore most residents here are sweeper GPC members. We do not know the real story but should the real owners reappear, problems will crop up. Of course, this will result in the demolition of sweepers' temporary abode.
When the area 'aakel' was asked what would he do in case real owners of this land appear, he said: "We shall either buy these lands from them or pay them rental."
Peaceful Sweepers
They do not possess weapons and they do not carry "gambias". Whenever humiliated, they succumb to their oppressors.

Origin
Studies differ in defining their origin. Some relate them as Ethiopians who arrived into Yemen during the sixth century following the Ethiopian invasion of Yemen.
One unconfirmed account claims that after the end of the Ethiopian rule, the remnants who could not flee Yemen remained trapped. They were turned into slaves and were forced to perform low-rank jobs which included cleaning of latrines and doing all works connected with sanitation. The account claims Yemenis avenged a one-time ruler. This makes us inquire: was not there any sweeper in Yemen before the Ethiopian invasion? Were Yemeni sweepers relieved of their job? Where did they go? Did they mingle in the Yemeni society? Did they migrate?
Perhaps their complexions assist in this assessment as they have, in most, African characteristics in as far as the color of their skin, snub nose and tough, short curly hairs are concerned.
Dr. Qayed Al-Sharjabi, in his research stated that they were outcast in Ethiopia itself. On arrival in Yemen they did not change.
Aged sweepers deny any relations with Ethiopia. They claim to be sons of Yemen. A Sinan Muhammed Omer Al-Wasabi confirmed that his grand father hailed from Wisab Al-Aali in Dhamar Province. When asked about his great grand father he said: "I do not know where from he came."
In Yemen, Western Tihama Coast is considered to be their homeland. They do not have lands of their own. They prefer to live in deserts and abandoned areas.
They always lived in groups and formed their own 'settlements'. As time changed their 'settlements' continue to exist with their locations changed but their old time tents, shack, huts or mud-straw-mixed houses have now been replaced by mud or stone-made houses. They usually live 'sandwiched' in their small houses.
The problem of small houses should be a separate subject as it concerns the Yemeni people as a whole. However, in sweepers life, small houses, congested with family members, have created immodesty.
Religion
Sweepers believe in Islam. Its teaching is that human beings are equal; but despite this we see the Muslim community today looks down at sweepers without any genuine reason. They harbor pent up antagonism against sweepers. They do not mention them in their discussions and never talk about their rights and duties. Haunted by discrimination, sweepers, in the past, used to perform their 5-time prayers at their homes . Few who cared to keep themselves clean, did attend mosques for prayers. Today we can see them in all mosques. Sweepers never felt the need to build their own mosques as if telling people that prayers never differentiate between the high and low rank people. It is not a surprise to find that at a certain mosque in Alhujarriyah-Al Zarraiqah area, the Imam of a mosque there is a khadem. In the past there were no preachers who, through their sermons, could draw the attention of people to avoid detesting akhdam but today, international, regional and local laws have tackled such a detest under human rights and other conventions. Akhdam did not even have learned-men or any representation in the State bodies (viz. parliament etc.) to advocate their case and demand justice in the face of discrimination.. They are ignorant of most important affairs of Islam. They are excluded from "Da'wa" (The Call).

Tribal Affiliation
Akhdam do not belong to any tribe of Yemen. Within their own society they have their own 'grades'. In each of their settlements they have their own 'aakel' (aged learned man) who settles their disputes.
The fact is that one by one they start gathering in certain area. Then they marry inbetween them to form families. If one family comes from Aden, the second could be from Shabwah and the third from Hodeidah. It is the joint and common need - employment - which makes them assemble in one area. Actually they never belong to the area where they establish their settlement. As the number of families increase, they have their 'aakel' to look after their affairs.
In Wisab Al-Aali (Dhamar) sweepers' settlement area stretched from one end to the other of this considerably large district. The number of 'uqqals (plural of 'aakel') is around 12-15. In between them, these 'uqqals' have elected a Shaikh. His name is Qaed Muhammed Al-Kaboudi who does spend 2-3 months in Sana'a settling all pending issues of his fellow-clan-men. We do not know to which extent the official circles recognize his 'sheikhdom' but he is really a strong man with authority. His services are always needed during elections.
All police stations throughout the Republic have their own special ways and means to solve sweepers' 'special natured' disputes such as bad language, daily scuffles and adultery etc.

Language
Until recently sweepers used to be distinguished through their Tihama accent and phonation. Those who left Tihama area long ago, those who got merged in the society of different provinces and those at schools could not be distinguished easily now as their accent and phonation have changed.

[LAFO-LAFO]

Let's encourage Jabarti to go all the way to Punland to migrate to Jabartiland areas.
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Sheikh Caato

[LAFO-LAFO]

Well it's up to Somali jeberti.com

[Somali2003]

Shocked in your own delusions?

[LAFO-LAFO]

You are descendants of low caste yemeni sewage workers called jabartis hence the name ismaciil jabarti. Daaroods are genetically inferior to all other somalis. Unfortuently we share Somali name

[LAFO-LAFO]

sorry edited twice

[COSTA]

There are many Jabarti clans in Yemen Middle east and Eritrea and the one you talking about are called Saidi too

Eritrean Jabarti Clan and its people

http://www.jeberti.com/

Egyptian Al-Jeberti

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jabarti,_Abd_al-Rahman

[AbdiWahab252]

Haji LAFO LAFO,

When Afbiijo went to Yemen he claimed he was Yemeni. He was then asked what his qabiil was he replied, "Jabeerti."

The Yemenis started laughing very hard

[LAFO-LAFO]

Abdi
Me too



Costa,
Ok, Markaa maxaa Puntland usoo dejin weydeen walaalihiina bahdilan?


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Sheikh caato

[Madmadoobe]

So your saying we share the great country of Somalia with a long line of toilet and shitt cleaning jabertis?!! Very disgusting to say the least ey??

[LAFO-LAFO]

Madmadobe
Very soon for all your drainage and sewer needs in the Burco area, you can rely on the professionalism "Ismail Jabarti".

[Camel_herder]

@ Lafo Lafo if the Somali jerberti share a name with the low cast jaberti in yemen,

then it must be a twist of fate that today the Somail Jaberti are the Highest Class in SOMALIA!


and hawiye is the second lowest cast in somalia,

FROM AHMED GUREY, TO SAYIDKA(MAD MULLAH), TO SIYAAD BARRE FOR 22 YEARS OF ABSOLUTE DAROOD RULE....TO TODAY ABDULLAHI YUSSEF

AND THE FACT PUNTLAND CONTAINS ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL TO MAKE SURE DAROOD STAYS IN POWER AND GAINS ENORMOUS WEALTH!

lol, did i forget to mention the fact Somali Region is over 80% DAROOD, AND SO IS NFD
and also don't forget about Jubbaland and the fact Darood live from Luuq to bardheere to saakoow to Kismaayo! BRaaaap!

NOW TELL ME WHO IS TRUELY LOW CAST,

let me tell you in somalia:

DAROOD IS HIGHEST CLASS

and the rest come under us.

now go succkk some Darood dickks bytch us jelouse fockers

[Camel_herder]

[quote="Camel_herder"]@ Lafo Lafo if the Somali jerberti share a name with the low cast jaberti in yemen,

then it must be a twist of fate that today the Somail Jaberti are the Highest Class in SOMALIA!


and hawiye is the second lowest cast in somalia,

FROM AHMED GUREY, TO SAYIDKA(MAD MULLAH), TO SIYAAD BARRE FOR 22 YEARS OF ABSOLUTE DAROOD RULE....TO TODAY ABDULLAHI YUSSEF

AND THE FACT PUNTLAND CONTAINS ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL TO MAKE SURE DAROOD STAYS IN POWER AND GAINS ENORMOUS WEALTH!

lol, did i forget to mention the fact Somali Region is over 80% DAROOD, AND SO IS NFD
and also don't forget about Jubbaland and the fact Darood live from Luuq to bardheere to saakoow to Kismaayo! BRaaaap!

NOW TELL ME WHO IS TRUELY LOW CAST,

let me tell you in somalia:

DAROOD IS HIGHEST CLASS

and the rest come under us.

now go succkk some Darood dickks bytch us jelouse fockers[/quote]

[Camel_herder]

@ Lafo Lafo if the Somali jerberti share a name with the low cast jaberti in yemen,

then it must be a twist of fate that today the Somail Jaberti are the Highest Class in SOMALIA!


and hawiye is the second lowest cast in somalia,

FROM AHMED GUREY, TO SAYIDKA(MAD MULLAH), TO SIYAAD BARRE FOR 22 YEARS OF ABSOLUTE DAROOD RULE....TO TODAY ABDULLAHI YUSSEF

AND THE FACT PUNTLAND CONTAINS ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL TO MAKE SURE DAROOD STAYS IN POWER AND GAINS ENORMOUS WEALTH!

lol, did i forget to mention the fact Somali Region is over 80% DAROOD, AND SO IS NFD
and also don't forget about Jubbaland and the fact Darood live from Luuq to bardheere to saakoow to Kismaayo! BRaaaap!

NOW TELL ME WHO IS TRUELY LOW CAST,

let me tell you in somalia:

DAROOD IS HIGHEST CLASS

and the rest come under us.

now go succkk some Darood dickks bytch us jelouse fockers

[Camel_herder]

@ Lafo Lafo if the Somali jerberti share a name with the low cast jaberti in yemen,

then it must be a twist of fate that today the Somail Jaberti are the Highest Class in SOMALIA!


and hawiye is the second lowest cast in somalia,

FROM AHMED GUREY, TO SAYIDKA(MAD MULLAH), TO SIYAAD BARRE FOR 22 YEARS OF ABSOLUTE DAROOD RULE....TO TODAY ABDULLAHI YUSSEF

AND THE FACT PUNTLAND CONTAINS ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF OIL TO MAKE SURE DAROOD STAYS IN POWER AND GAINS ENORMOUS WEALTH!

lol, did i forget to mention the fact Somali Region is over 80% DAROOD, AND SO IS NFD
and also don't forget about Jubbaland and the fact Darood live from Luuq to bardheere to saakoow to Kismaayo! BRaaaap!

NOW TELL ME WHO IS TRUELY LOW CAST,

let me tell you in somalia:

DAROOD IS HIGHEST CLASS

and the rest come under us.

now go succkk some Darood dickks bytch us jelouse fockers