The Jarawa or Jrāwa were a nomadic Berber Zenata tribal confederacy, who may have converted to Christianity according to Mohamed Talbi, [1] [2] though Ibn Khaldun claimed they were Jewish. [3] [4] 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. [5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bruder, Edith (2008-06-05). The Black Jews of Africa: History, Religion, Identity. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-533356-5.
- ^ Kapteijns, Lidwien (2001). "Review of Colonial Histories, Post-Colonial Memories: The Legend of the Kahina, a North African Heroine". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34 (3): 684–686. doi: 10.2307/3097579. ISSN 0361-7882.
- ^ 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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The Jarawa or Jrāwa were a nomadic Berber Zenata tribal confederacy, who may have converted to Christianity according to Mohamed Talbi, [1] [2] though Ibn Khaldun claimed they were Jewish. [3] [4] 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. [5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bruder, Edith (2008-06-05). The Black Jews of Africa: History, Religion, Identity. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-533356-5.
- ^ Kapteijns, Lidwien (2001). "Review of Colonial Histories, Post-Colonial Memories: The Legend of the Kahina, a North African Heroine". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 34 (3): 684–686. doi: 10.2307/3097579. ISSN 0361-7882.
- ^ 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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