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Bedouin

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a member of any of the nomadic tribes of Arabs inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara
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Bedouin

a nomadic desert Arab. [Br. Folklore: Espy, 98]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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This substance contains glucose and protein and has been collected for generations by the Beduin, who call it man.
The Beduin were stunning--flowing robes in black and brown and cream, with flashes of red, agals like crowns.
The series will be different than many other beduin drama series, where it will have great deal of action.
Others followed Ottoman/Turkish practice such as giving direct subventions to the beduin chiefs of the desert.
Her companions are a dog, a rooster and cats which protect the old Beduin woman from snakes and other reptiles that lurk around her lonely home.
Al-Jawhar[bar{i}], who was from Farab (Utr[bar{a}]r) in northern Transoxania, traveled widely, spending time with the Beduin in Syria and Hij[bar{a}]z, and eventually settling in Nays[bar{a}]b[bar{u}]r where he died in 397/1007.
Sun acquired browser technology last year from Beduin Communications Inc, and there was a suspicion that Beduin would overlap with the STNC product.
Hemoglobin (Hb) [4] Rambam or J-Cambridge was first reported more than three decades ago in a Beduin family (1) from Israel and in an English family (2).
At least 13,000 were forced to leave their homes as roads were bulldozed through the refugee camps to facilitate army control and prevent guerillas from escaping.' More than 700 `terrorists' were killed during Sharon's mandate: thousands of Beduin tribespeople were also driven out of Gaza to make way for incoming Jewish settlers.
By: MENA GAZA CITY - 26 August 2017: Israel must rebuild the two Palestinian schools it demolished, the European Union said as it condemned the Israeli forces actions against Palestinian and Beduin construction in Area C of the West Bank, the Jerusalem Post reported on Friday.
Loyal regiments, usually recruited from Beduin tribes and established Jordanian families, ensured the permanence of Hashemite rule in a country encircled by larger, more powerful states.
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