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In a riot of colour, music and dance, thousands of Tuareg have flocked to the Sebeiba festival that marks the end of an ancient tribal feud and which once a year transforms an oasis town deep in the ...

Women adorned in traditional garments and jewelry encircle men dancing with swords and elaborate head coverings in the ancient Sebeiba festival of Djanet, an Algerian town deep in the Sahara. The ...

In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace. They dance a shuffling “step-step” to the beat of drums and chanting from the women ...