Moroccans : Travellers

[Sista]

Originally posted by Jefferson
Sista, you didn't reply to our answers. Was it Bohemian the word you heard?

Sorry guys and girls

Bohemian wasn't what i heard, i would recognize it when i hear it (it begins with T if i am not mistaken). Its strange because i remember moroccans being described with this turn of phrase many years ago and this was only the 2nd time i had heard it. By the way it bears no relation to the berbers or bediouns, this is altogether different. I shall make some enquiries as i think my dad is aware of it and let you know.

[Ghazala]

Tuareg?

[Sista]

What does that translate to?

[Ghazala]

I don't know much about Tuareg in Morocco (apart from they exist) but I know quite a bit about the Tuareg of Libya. They are deffo nomads and are spread across the Sahara from Libya to Morocco.

'Google it' & you'll find lots of info.

Originally posted by Ghazala
Tuareg?

Good job Ghazala. Sista, I think this is the term you heard. Tuareg are not Moroccan and never were. However they do travel around and sometimes reach the MOROCCAN sahara.

Here is a little passage I found online about them:

Tuareg is a term used to identify numerous diverse groups of people who share a common language and a common history. Tuareg camel caravans played the primary role in trans-Saharan trade until the mid-20th century when European trains and trucks took over. Goods that once were brought north to the edge of the Sahara are now taken to the coast by train and then shipped to Europe and beyond. Tuareg history begins in northern Africa where their presence was recorded by Herodotus. Many groups have slowly moved southward over the last 2,000 years in response to pressures from the north and the promise of a more prosperous land in the south. Today, many Tuareg live in sedentary communities in the cities bordering the Sahara that once were the great centers of trade for western Africa. Although most Tuareg now practice some degree of Islam, they are not considered Arabic.

[_thetruth]

Thanks guys for clarifying it i was wondering for days what other names we given other MARoKIS MGARBIA BARBAR(by Spark and the roman) and MOORS and Berbers