Parallel Brides A berdel‚ or double marriage‚ is the marriage of a brother and a sister to another brother and sister. It is a very elaborate matchmaking process which involves two families essentially swapping daughters to marry each others sons. It requires several meetings of both families to discuss many marriage details like when and where the daughters shall meet to switch families and be brought back to their new homes to be wed. It is a very intricate and stressful procedure and if not
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non-Arab-speaking pastoralists in the region should be termed "Bedouin." Most of these societies prefer expressions such as "ʿArab ar-Rashaayida" (the Rashaayda Arabs)‚ or "qabiilat Fedʿaan" (the Fed’aan tribe)‚ rather than the term "Bedouin." Among sedentary Arabs‚ another common term is "Aʿraab" which‚ since the beginning of Islam‚ has been synonymous with "nomad." Location. Bedouin societies are found in the arid steppe regions of Arabia and North Africa and along the margins of rain-fed cultivation
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South was an area along the coast of the Arabian Sea that received regular rain and was heavily populated by sedentary populations living in cities and relying on agriculture. North of this area was one of the most inhospitable areas in the world. Its arid environment and rare precipitation meant that agriculture was impossible. Thus‚ the inhabitants of this harsh area lived in a Nomadic tribal existence‚ wandering with their animals in search of water and scarce resources. Despite this‚ there were
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Environments………………………………………………………4 Modern Office Environments……………………………………………………5 Narrative………………………………………………………………....6 Nodal…………………………………………………………………….7 Neighborly………………………………………………………………..8 Nomadic………………………………………………………………….9 A New World of Work…………………………………………………………...9 References……………………………………………………………………….13 Abstract The corporate office as it is known today is a relatively new phenomenon. While it dominates the working
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The Current State of Development in Latin America Throughout this paper I will be making reference to Peter Winn ’s book Americas. Winn states on page 4 that "Latin America is equally an invention‚ devised in the nineteenth century by a French geographer to describe the nations that had once been colonized by Latin Europe---Spain‚ France‚ and Portugal." In attempting to establish the current state of development in Latin America‚ historical chronology serves as the foundation necessary for a
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During the Neolithic period they invented an instrument that it could be said that it is the starting point in the evolution of technology‚ this instrument is “the plough” this invention generated a real revolution‚ the transformation of the nomadic life into sedentary. All this has resulted in the formation of large empires such as the Babylonian Empire‚ the Assyrian Empire and Egypt. These societies began with the division of social classes. In this context there is also a very important and momentous
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forfeited. Populations become more crowded and immobile‚ resulting in an increased susceptibility to communicable and epidemic diseases. Previous hunter-gatherer civilizations had the advantage of being nomadic‚ which consequently minimized their contact with human waste. Oppositely‚ such close‚ sedentary living quarters were bound for increased infection rates as their contact with contaminated waste sites would have only increased (Armelagos 1991: 16). Archaeological skeletal series have shown outbreaks
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During this time period‚ silk was a precious commodity that was valued by men and women worldwide because of its rarity‚ visual beauty‚ and unique tactile quality. Material goods were not the only things exchanged on the Silk Roads. Introduced sedentary and nomadic populations‚ and opened up a form of dialogue between the cultures of the East and the West. Religious beliefs‚ general knowledge‚ medical practices‚ and cultural practices represent even greater riches that were transported in all directions
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Some points on Domestic Tourism Submitted by fpierret on Wed‚ 06/01/2011 - 15:08 Difusion date: Mon 07 May 2012 Whether it is to rest‚ discover new things‚ meet others or to have a unique experience‚ everyone has a right to tourism; in short‚ there are not‚ there should not be‚ and there cannot be two categories of human beings‚ those who can be tourists and those who can only receive them. These two activities are‚ in fact‚ but two sides of the same human activity; both of them are noble
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RESOURCE-BASED CONFLICT AND MECHANISMS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN GEDARIF STATE - SUDAN * Mutasim Bashir Ali (University of Gadarif) 1. Introduction This report attempts to illustrate some aspect of the resource-based conflicts in Gedarif State‚ focusing specifically on conflicts between farmers and herders. It also highlights the mechanisms of conflict resolution in the state. The first section in this report shed light on the general characteristics of the state such as: location
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