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East Africa Travel Guide: CultureModern MaasaiDAY 200: You may have seen footage of the Maasai tribal people of eastern Africa in movies or documentaries. These people of the Tanzanian-Kenyan border region have maintained their cultural identity for centuries, often seen wearing red cloaks known as...Read this update
Posted by at 04:54 AM
Female CircumcisionBack when I was preparing for university interviews, one of my teachers offered to help me by preparing a few questions and videoing a practice run. Nice one, thought I. In fact, it was both an embarrassing and an amusing...Read this update
Posted by at 01:07 AM
Society & ConductIn general, and it's hard to classify three big countries, the people of East Africa tend to be very polite, curious, modest and somewhat conservative. It's not uncommon to greet someone four or five times before beginning the conversation, asking...Read this update
Posted by at 09:08 PM
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