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Article: Darfur: a history.
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- June 1, 2007
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Multi-ethnic Darfur
Darfur's people are a complex mosaic of between 40 and 90 ethnic groups, some of 'African' origin (mostly settled farmers), some Arabs. All Darfurians are Muslim. The Arabs began arriving in the 14th century and established themselves as mainly nomadic cattle and camel herders. Peaceful coexistence has been the norm, with inevitable disputes over resources between fixed and migratory communities resolved through the mediation of local leaders. For much of its history, the division between 'Arab' and 'African' has been blurred at best, with so much intermarriage that all Darfurians can claim mixed ancestry. Identities have been defined in ...
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