Bisharin
The
Bisharin are a
Sunni Muslim tribe of the
Beja nomadic
ethnic group in the eastern part of the
Nubian Desert in
Sudan; they live in the
Atbai between the
Nile River and the
Red Sea, north of the
Amarar and south of the
Ababda. Population of about 42,000. "Bisharin" is also the name of their spoken dialect.
The Bisharin tend animals, including camels, sheep, goats, buffalo, and cattle. For those along the
Nile River, farming is way of life; they grow cotton, sugar cane, corn, dura, wheat, sesame, fruits and vegetables, and raise poultry.
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Perceptions of the Ababda and Bisharin in the Atbai
