10 Facts About Tuareg People, Where Some Men Are Only Allowed One Camel After Divorce

Who are the Tuareg?

Tuareg self-designations are Imuhagh Free People Kel Tamasheq (Neo-Tifinagh), meaning “speakers of Tamasheq”, and Kel Tagelmust, meaning “veiled people” in allusion to the tagelmust garment that is traditionally worn by Tuareg men. The English exonym “Blue People” is similarly derived from the indigo color of the tagelmust veils and other clothing, which sometimes stains the skin underneath. | Tinariwen-Tours