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Culture

- One of the traditional dances of the nomadic Tuareg is the 'Tam Tam' where the men on camel circle the women while they play drums and chant. The huts of the Tuareg nomad are easily constructed, and comprised of weaved matting and tradition fabrics on a timber frame.

Source http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/tuareg/index.php

(family culture)

"The Tuareg people have married within their own social category, preferably to a close cousin. In the towns, both of these traditions are breaking down. In rural areas, they remain strong. However, many individuals marry close relatives only to please their mothers. Later they divorce and marry non-relatives. Some wealthy Tuareg men practice polygamy (having more than one wife at the same time)."

Source https://www.everyculture.com/wc/Mauritania-to-Nigeria/Tuareg.html#ixzz66QZIZphc

(youth)

"Youth cannot be understood without examining elderhood, and age more generally. Among the Tuareg, Islamic religious rituals and liturgical music tend to be identified with the "aged" (those with children of marriageable age) "Tuareg social categories have been undergoing rapid transformation since the recent nationalist/separatist armed conflict and cultural revitalization movement.

Source :Vol. 73, No. 3, Youth and the Social Imagination in Africa, Part 1 (Jul., 2000), pp. 133-144 (12 pages)

Religion

- Tuareg belong to the Maliki sect of Islam, resulting from the teachings of the great prophet, El Maghili, who came among them in the early 16th century. Their religious daily life consists of praying. Usually Tuareg are excused from Ramadan because they are traveling so often.They believe in the continuous presence of various spirits called dijjns and the men wear amulets which contain verses from the Koran.

Political System

- The Tuareg society was first divided into two sections. The ones who took care of the land and the others who didnt."Usually groups of sedentary Tuareg would pay allegience to a locally appointed headman, who in turn would report to the noble who considered the village his domain. As time has passed, however, these sedentary farmers have been able to accumulate wealth while the trans-Saharan trade routes diminished in importance. They were also given political status by colonial and postcolonial administrations."

Source https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/peoples/show/Tuareg