BISHARI BEDOUIN, 2015
Limited edition of 10
110 x 75
1000 USD
Bisharia are a subgroup of the Beja people who are bilingual in Beja and Arabic. They call themselves 'sons of the Jinns', they were constantly at war with the Romans....
Bisharia are a subgroup of the Beja people who are bilingual in Beja and Arabic. They call themselves "sons of the Jinns", they were constantly at war with the Romans. In the Middle Ages, they were known as Beja, and convoyed pilgrims from the Nile valley to Aidhab, the port of embarkation for Jeddah. They have acted as guides to caravans through the Nubian desert and up the Nile valley.