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	BEJA - LoveToKnow Article on BEJA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The chief Beja tribes are the Abgbda, Bishrin, Hadendoa, Beni-Amer, Amarar, Shukuria, Hallenga and Hamran.
		BEJA (probably the ancient Fax Julia), the capital of an administrative district formerly included in the province of Alemtejo, Portugal; situated 95 m.
		Beja is an episcopal city, built on an isolated hill, and partly enclosed by walls of Roman origin; on the south it has a fine Roman gateway.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEJA.htm (845 words)

	The Beja
		Beja country is essentially desert and semi-desert across the vast plateau to the west of the Red Sea hills.
		Though the scheme lay outside the Beja territory it was a zone of population concentration, and eventually a source of pressure on the scarce land resources.
		Most of the Beja are regarded as followers of the Khatmiyya sect, having embraced Islam under the guidance of the founder of the sect Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani and his son, the legendary Hassan al-Mirghani of Kassala.
	www.sudanupdate.org /REPORTS/PEOPLES/BEJA.HTM (2200 words)

	THE BEJA OF THE SUDAN
		Beja shanty towns are found on the outskirts of Port-Sudan, Atbara and Kassala, where the inhabitants combine their urban employment with some traditional animal breeding.
		A real Beja man likes to be seen as a "responsible man" who keeps his own and his diwab's honour by being self-controlled and brave, able to protect the women and children as well as guests from physical harm and provide for their needs.
		Beja economy is based on a mixed balance of herding, farming, and wage labour in the cities.
	www.angelfire.com /az/rescon/mgcbeja.html (3470 words)

	Health Information
		Beja had just turned 5 years old, and because she was an older Portuguese Water Dog, I was told there probably wasn't much chance of her surviving the IBD.
		Beja had gone down to 30 pounds in two months and the plan was to feed her anything she would eat in order to get her back to her normal weight of 42 pounds.
		Beja began eating again and on June 28th the stomach tube was removed and she weighed in at 37.3 pounds.
	www.geocities.com /heartland/flats/7244/beja.html (1450 words)

	Beja Congress
		The precise proportion of nomads in the Beja population in the early 1990s was not known, but it was far greater relatively than the nomadic component of the Arab population.
		The political wing of the Beja Congress was formed in the 1960s to voice grievances against marginalisation of the region, but, frustrated by a lack of progress, began an armed struggle by the 1990s.
		The Beja Congress is a sub-group of the insurgent National Democratic Alliance, and is a signatory to the NDA's 1995 Asmara Declaration.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/para/beja.htm (909 words)

	Subject ZZ synopsis Sender cam@athena.mit.edu Date Fri, 15 Jan 1993 170832 GMT Sorry for w (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Beja and Monto are transforming the ZZ Gundma in the hangar bay.
		Montow and Beja are being interrogated by Gremmy.
		Beja and Edo are in a city caught in cross fire by the Augusto under the Gremmy's command.
	www.skepticfiles.org /en001/gundamzz.htm (25682 words)

	Beja Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The leader of the Beja Congress, Amin Shingrai, interviewed in the UAE newspaper al-Khaleej on 20 August, 1996, said his organisation had been fighting the Sudan Government on the eastern border since 1993, and its main target is to get rid of the current regime.
		The three million Beja tribespeople in the east are 'marginalised', he said, and they refuse to negotiate with the National Islamic Front.
		This does not detract from their ferocity as opponents: the Beja were immortalized a century ago in the verse of Rudyard Kipling as the "Fuzzy-Wuzzy", fearless and worthy enemies of the British, who fought with spears against machine guns.
	www.sudanupdate.org /WHOSWHO/bc.htm (129 words)

	Beja, Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beja is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1139.0 km² and a total population of 34,977 inhabitants.
		The municipality is composed of 18 parishes, and is located in the district of Beja.
		Pax-Julia, was its latin name under Roman Empire rule, capital of the southernmost province of Lusitania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beja,_Portugal (192 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Beja
		Beja was taken from the Moors in 1162 by Affonso Henriques.
		Beja was in its early days an episcopal city, but at the time of the invasion by the Moors lost its dignity.
		The Cathedral of Beja is an old temple, though so much modernized as to make it impossible to determine with any degree of certainty its original date.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02393a.htm (378 words)

	Beja - Portugal - Alentejo - Tourism
		Beja is the capital of this beautiful and unspoiled region.
		The Sé de Beja remains open all day to the faithful and visitors, but its sober appearance, dimmed by the grandeur of the castle´s fortified walls which rise next to it, doesn´t let anyone guess the rich decoration that lies, protected, within its calm interior.
		Leaving Beja on the road to Faro, and turning to the right about 4 miles, you have to cross the railway line; less than 2 miles away you will find indications of how to find the site.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/plains/beja/ukcity.html (834 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Alentejo > Beja
		To the northeast of Beja is the town of Vidigueira with its rich association with the family of the explorer Vasco da Gama who acquired its rights from the King in 1519.
		To the east of Beja in the direction of the Spanish border is the town of Serpa.
		Beyond Beja to the south at Pisões on the road to Aljustrel, is a semi-excavated important Roman villa.
	www.portugal-info.net /alentejo/beja.htm (1233 words)

	Beja people’s problems exacerbated by rebels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Beja believe that a small baby is easier to deliver, so they starve their women during pregnancy, he said.
		Moreover, Beja grazing areas have been severely restricted by a front line between rebel forces and Khartoum government soldiers, the second to be opened by southern rebels during Sudan’s 21-year-old civil war.
		Beja men have also found it hard to move freely and look for work in the nearby towns of Kassala and Port Sudan, both outside the rebel-controlled area.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=46475 (855 words)

	Beja, Tunisia: Capital of fertile lands
		Beja is a sizeable city of one of the greener regions in Tunisia.
		Beja itself is important for its market, and its main assets are the kasbah, and a quarter where cave dwellings are still in use.
		Just south of Beja, a little bit more than 10 km, a Roman bridge, called Pont de Trajan, in excellent condition is found, with a span of 70 metres.
	www.lexicorient.com /tunisia/beja.htm (115 words)

	Beja
		It is the capital of Beja governorate with 330,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 3,558 km².
		Beja lies in one of Tunisia's richest agricultural areas, specializing in the growing of wheat and the raising of livestock.
		Beja has good road and rail connections to the urban centres in the east.
	i-cias.com /e.o/beja.htm (213 words)

	Sudan
		The Beja tribes live in north east of Sudan, and constitute 15% of the total population of the country.
		The beja land is arid especially in the North part, with occasional rains in the mountains in summer and along the coastal plain in winter.
		In January this year several thousands of the beja people in Port Sudan demanded better treatment from the central government, but in response 27 of them were shot dead immediately, several hundred wounded and their leaders taken to prison.
	www.sudaneseonline.com /earticle2005/jun11-48522.shtml (574 words)

	The Head Heeb: Sudan is a mess
		Ash-Sharqi is the home of the Beja people (the "Fuzzy Wuzzies" of Kipling fame) who, like the inhabitants of Darfur, are ethnically distinct from Sudan's Arab population.
		The various groups making up the Beja are represented by the Beja Congress which is a member of the Asmara-based Sudan opposition grouping, the National Democratic Alliance.
		Salah Barqueen of the Beja Congress is a leader of the civil administration in the “liberated areas” of eastern Sudan and says his group’s armed forces are the second largest in the area after the SPLA.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/023598.html (1014 words)

	Worldisround - The streets of Beja, an old city. - Beja pictures
		Beja - travel photos - This region, with 1173Km2, is situated at the heart of the vast alentejana...
		This region, with 1173Km2, is situated at the heart of the vast alentejana plain, that constitutes the basic unit of the southern part of Portugal.
		Beja (City) is situated in the vestigial mount gabro, it raises 277 meters and it can be considered the center of the plain.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/3485/text.html (209 words)

	The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Beja are a group of nomadic shepherds who live scattered across the desert regions of Sudan, Egypt, and Eritrea.
		The Beja are the descendants of Noah's grandson, Cush (son of Ham).
		All of the Beja are Muslims; however, they practice what is known as "folk Islam." This can be attributed to the fact that their conversion to Islam was largely motivated by their desire to retaliate against Turkish rulers.
	www.ksafe.com /profiles/p_code1/447.html (833 words)

	The Beja urban economy ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Beja are a confederation of tribes united by a common language, TuBedawiye, and a common segmentary structure, each of which is linked to a common ownership and use of land.
		Most Beja in Port Sudan actually live in conditions of great poverty as the economic activities in which they are mostly engaged are precarious, fragmented and do not offer the Beja a reliable alternative to their traditional pastoral livelihoods.
		Urban-based Beja who are closer to the centres of power can be effective in advocating for partnerships with government and other actors that can secure the Beja's basic rights and in so doing will work towards achieving sustainable development.
	www.ruaf.org /1-2/14-16.html (2020 words)

	Map: Beja (city map/street plan)
		Rising on top of a hill and dominating vast views of the golden plains, the capital of the Lower Alentejo is a major center for the production of wheat, olives and cork, essential to the county.
		Beja is a city of historic and social importance, but it preserves the pleasant and unassuming aspect of an inland town.
		The narrow and cobbled streets of the old town stretch from the beautiful castle keep (late 13th century) to the Convent of St. Francis, now a magnificent "pousada" (state-run inn), also dating from the same period.
	viajar.clix.pt /pt/dst3261.php?mc=beja&mg=1&lg=en (459 words)

	SudanTribune article : Beja tribes launch initiative to end rebellion in eastern Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The secretary-general of the Beja organization inside Sudan, Dr Aminah Darar, told SMC that this initiative is being led by Sayyid Turuk, a prominent elder of Al-Hadandawah tribe.
		She disclosed another meeting which was held between the two sides, those outside Sudan and those within at a border point with Eritrea at the end of the month.
		She said the meeting was successful and both sides agreed to pursue dialogue and work towards establishing peace and stability in the region.
	www.sudantribune.com /article_impr.php3?id_article=2639 (238 words)

	Beja Prayer Profile Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Beja, a nomadic people group with a million and a half members who live in the northeastern portion of the African nation of Sudan.
		Most Beja are nomadic herders of camels and goats, although some have adopted sedentary lifestyles in the towns and cities of eastern Sudan.
		Salif, customary Beja law, is more important, and it emphasizes the mandate of hospitality and provides for rates and modes of compensation for all manner of physical injury.
	endor.hsutx.edu /~obiwan/bejaprayer.html (407 words)

	SudanTribune article : Beja Congress: Appeal to international community to stop atrocities in east Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Beja are a separate ethnic group, living in east Sudan.
		We, as members of the Beja Congress, appeal to the international community to intensify its pressure on the fundamentalist government in Khartoum to stop its atrocities against the Beja people, end its brutalities immediately, and release all Beja detainees.
		Beja should have the same rights as the south of sudan got accordig to the agreement between SPLA and government.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=7873 (267 words)

	SudanTribune article : Beja leaders demand investigation into Port Sudan deaths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		KHARTOUM, Feb 3 (AFP) — Leaders of the Beja community of eastern Sudan on Thursday demanded that the government investigate the deaths of civilians at the hands of police during last week’s riots in Port Sudan.
		We are in agreement (with the Beja Congress) on the goals, but may disagree on the means," Tirik said.
		The Beja Congress claims to be the sole representative of eastern Sudan.
	www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=7828 (352 words)

	BEJA CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST (BECT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The objectives of the our trust is to assist the Beja people who live in the Eastern part of the Sudan, with members of the same tribes in Eritrea, Egypt and Ethiopia.
		The people of the region have been marginalized by the successive governments of Khartoum, forcibly displaced by confiscating graze lands for agriculture schemes, systematic destruction of environment in mining gold etc, drought and desertification and caught in a bitter cross-fire and mine fields between the government and it's opposing forces.
		The strategy of BECT is to promote the advancement of the people by relieving poverty, diseases, distress and improving the condition of life for the Beja people by protecting their environment, advancing hygene, public health, health of children and their mothers, nutrition, education and promoting their ancient culture, history, language, heritage, arts and other aspects.
	www.sudanbeja.com (145 words)

	Beja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although the Beja had partially accepted Christianity in 500 A.D., their conversion was only skin deep and beginning in 640 A.D., when Arabs first invaded Sudan, the Beja began to gradually adopt the Islamic faith.
		In this patrilineal society, the birth of a baby boy is greeted with a trill of exaltation or with chanting, while a newborn girl is greeted with silence.
		The Beja continue to be highly afraid of jinn, or bad spirits, which they believe exist everywhere and cause sickness and accidents maintain peace between individuals.
	www.sudan101.com /beja.htm (680 words)

	Beja - Portugal - Alentejo - Tourism
		The South ("Baixo") Alentejo is a more arid region, isolating the Algarve from the rest of the country by the way, but its coastline (to the South of Setúbal till Algarve) is awesome and a recent discovery for the Portuguese seeking unspoilt natural places to relax.
		Cities and villages like Serpa, Mértola, Alvito, Alcácer do Sal, and of course Beja were very important in the Moorish times and can be very interesting for the visitor.
		9 km from the city of Beja, adjoining the Roxo water reservoir, this hotel, opened in September 2001, is a totally new concept of country holidays.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/plains/beja (504 words)

	Beja of Sudan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most Beja are herders of camels and goats, although some have adopted sedentary lifestyles in the towns and cities.
		Although the Beja are Muslim, they continue to be highly concerned with the traditional belief of "jinn," or bad spirits, which they believe exist everywhere and cause sickness and accidents.
		Sharia, Muslim religious law, is generally less important to the nomadic Beja than Salif, the customary Beja law.
	www.2001pray.org /PeopleGroups/Beja.htm (174 words)

	Beja (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Therefore, Xavier Beja, a French Jewish actor and director, adapted the story for theatre.
		Saturday 15 october, the Eritrean delegation held similar talks with the vice chairperson of the Beja Congress and head of the front, Amna Nur-Hussein.
		The haunted house, a fundraiser for the Beja Shrine and the Shawano County Humane Society, was the first of its kind for the area.
	www.wikiverse.org /beja (152 words)

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