While the Haalpulaar might have established the indigo daraas, it was the Tuareg people who adopted and popularised the fashion, and are considered the "blue men of the Sahara" – a name they ...

Tuareg men are sometimes referred to as "blue men" as the vibrant dye of their head wraps stains their skin with a blue hue. Photograph by Frans Lemmens, Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images Prince ...

For a short time, that patch of sandy earth in the middle of the world’s largest desert is the center of Tuareg world. Men in head-covering cheches, plus traditional blue bubu robes that trail ...

National Geographic Tuareg men often wear indigo or blue turbans and cover their faces in part to protect from the sun, but also as part of a tradition to hide emotions Source: National Geographic ...

The indigo dye rubs off on skin, leaving a blue cast. Tuareg clans move around in a harsh climate ... Women work side by side with men and command respect. They are included in family decision-making.

For many in the West, the Tuareg are irresistibly romantic - mysterious men of the dunes and the camel-trains, their heads swathed in traditional blue turbans and the less traditional designer ...

While it is hard to assess the level of support for the methods of militant groups among all ethnic Tuareg, the nature of their grievances is broadly the same. Their forefathers largely subdued by ...

These slow, slightly off-kilter rhythms are often described as camel-gait, and indeed there were 20 or so Tuareg men dressed in long blue robes and turbans sitting on camels just a few metres away ...