NOMADS
The majority of the people living in the Sahara Desert are nomads, which means that these people are always moving from place to place. The picture above is of a nomadic man. The headdress he is wearing is called a howli. Why do you think he wears a howli in the desert? For their meals, the nomads can use only foods such as rice and dates that are easily carried as they move around. They also use sheep and camel meat in their recipes because those animals move with them.
BERBERS
Another group of people tshat live in the Sahara are the Berbers. Earlier in their history the Berbers lived across the whole northern part of Africa. In the 1600's the Arabs invaded North Africa and pushed the Berbers towards the Atlas Mountains and other areas near the Sahara. Today most of the Berbers live in Morocco and Algeria. They make up 40 percent of Morocco's population and 30 percent of Algeria's population. They live in rural areas where they raise sheep and cattle. Nowadays, some have even begun growing crops. In the larger villages, Berbers live in stone houses but in the smaller villages they live in tents or clay huts.
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