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By Norma HoltTheir country sits some 250 miles north of Australia across the Torres Strait and is part of a large Island with a close history and links to it. It comprises of people who were independent and self-governing with a culture similar to tribal groups elsewhere. They were not violent towards anyone except through the spats and tribal wars they fought among themselves. Most of them, however, were head hunters and engaged in cannibalism that offends those of the west.
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Kauli Launches Tanzanian Artisan Handbag Line on AmazonStylish, evocative and uniquely African, Kauli handbags are designed to show the world how beautiful Africa’s crafts can be.
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Arab Conquest in 640 A.C.
In 640 an event took place that deeply affected Egypt. The Arab general Amr ibn al-As, a companion of the Prophet Mohamed, died 663, was a leader for an army who came to Egypt through Sinai Peninsula to the Nile Valley, defeating the Byzantines at Heliopolis near what is now Cairo. Within two years the Arabs had triumphed over the Nile Valley, the Delta, and Alexandria, marking the beginning of Islam in Egypt that is lasting until now.
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The media love to cover police conduct, sometimes looking at cops as our saviors and other times as our oppressors. New Harris Poll data shed light on how Americans feel about the police in their communities, both their successes and their shortcomings. Nearly 9 in 10 adults (88%) say most police officers have a positive impact on the communities where they work, including 45% who strongly agree; at the same time, however, many adults believe police misconduct happens in their community agains
New Marketing Push for ‘Generation B,’ Guidebook Against Inequality.Suru Manek has witnessed the socioeconomic plight of African-Americans, as well as the proverbial laundry list of racism, violence, poverty and the myriad of issues brought to the forefront by the Black Lives Matter movement. He says that these reminded him of the adversities his own ethnicity faced, which inspired him to write
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Discovering Modern Africa's European Roots
Native Ghanaian T.P. Manus Ulzen explores African colonization through his Dutch ancestry in new book
“My curiosity about my family’s historical origins spurred me on, and I found that with each generation, I learned more about the history of the modern nation of Ghana".
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