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Nov 8, 2023 · The Beja people are a distinct social and cultural ethnic group in Sudan and Egypt that have suffered from neglect and marginalisation. Members of the Beja ethnic group of eastern Sudan raise the flag of the Beja Congress political group as they demonstrate in Suakin on October 9, 2021.
The Beja people (Arabic: البجا, Beja: Oobja, Tigre: በጃ) are a Cushitic ethnic group [5] native to the Eastern Desert, inhabiting a coastal area from southeastern Egypt through eastern Sudan and into northwestern Eritrea. [1]
The Beja people are nomads who have occupied their homelands across the Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt for more than 4,000 years. Some scholars believe they are related to the ancient Egyptians. In the course of their history, they accepted Islam and are 99 per cent Muslim.
Dec 20, 2017 · Nowadays, most Beja people live in the Sudanese states of Red Sea around Port Sudan, River Nile, or Kassala among others. More notable Beja communities can be found in the Anseba Regions of Eritrea as well as the southern parts of Egypt.
Jul 6, 2022 · The long-marginalised Beja people seek to keep their culture alive through music, with a new album bringing their distinctive melodies to an international audience.
The Beja are an important people group and represent the largest non-Arabic ethnic group between the Nile River and the Red Sea. They are an assertive people with small, strong, wiry frames, long noses, and oval faces. The Beja are said to be the descendants of Noah's grandson, Cush (son of Ham).
Oct 21, 2021 · Nomadic breeders and farmers, the Beja, who boast a history dating back to Kush -- grandson of Noah according to the Bible -- live 90% in rural areas in huts near the cities of Gedaref, Kessala...
