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- The Beja are, for the most part, a marginalized and poor people group. Numbering about 4 million, most have little or no education and are therefore considered lower class and backward by their countrymen. Their nomadic environment is shrinking and, as a result, many are moving to the cities, where they can only find manual, low-paying jobs.
afrigo.org/articles/people-groups-the-beja-of-eritrea-sudan-and-egypt/People Groups: the Beja of Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt - AfriGO
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]
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. They constitute the most extensive non-Arab ethnic group from the Red Sea to the Nile.
Beja of the deserts of eastern Sudan and arid mountains of the Red Sea Hills are among the country’s longest established peoples, having been resident for over 4,000 years. They number approximately 2.2 million and extend into Egypt and Eritrea.
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).
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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...
Dec 4, 2022 · Sudan crisis. Noori. In our series of letters from African journalists, Sudanese writer Zeinab Mohammed Salih samples some rhythms with a political agenda from Sudan's Red Sea state. Noureddine...
