Jarawa_(Berber)

Jarawa (Berber tribe)

Jarawa (Berber tribe)

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The Jarawa or Jrāwa were a nomadic Berber Zenata tribal confederacy, who probably converted to Christianity.[1][2] The Berber tribe ruled in northwest Africa before and during the 7th century. Under queen Dihya, the tribe led the Berber resistance against the Umayyad Islamic invasion in the late 7th century.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Gates, Professor Henry Louis Jr.; Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel; Niven, Mr Steven J. (2012-02-02). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
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    El Briga, C. (1995). "Djerawa". In Camps, Gabriel (ed.). Encyclopédie berbère. Vol. 16 | Djalut – Dougga. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. pp. 2451–2452. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.2187. ISBN 2744902071.
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    Modéran, Yves (2005). "Kahena. (Al-Kâhina)". In Chaker, Salem (ed.). Kahena. Encyclopédie berbère. Vol. 27 | Kairouan – Kifan Bel-Ghomari. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud. pp. 4102–4111. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.1306. ISBN 978-2744905384.


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