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  • (2009). Eritrea: The Rashaida People
  • Ali, Burhan. (2010). Wikileaks, Rashaida and Egypt.
  • Waterlow, Lucy. (2014). Meet the 'gypsies of the desert'.
  • Humphris, Rachel. (2013). Refugees and the Rashaida: human smuggling and trafficking from Eritrea to Sudan and Egypt

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The RashaidaRashaayda or Bani Rashid (Arabic: بني رشيد, الرشايدة‎ "Refugees") are a tribe populating Eritrea and northeast Sudan.[2] In 1846, many Rashaida migrated from the Hejaz in present day Saudi Arabia into what is now Eritrea and northeast Sudan after tribal warfare had broken out in their homeland. The Rashaida of Sudan and Eritrea live in close proximity with the Beja people. Large numbers of Bani Rasheed are also found on the Arabian Peninsula.

The Bani Rashid are related to the Banu Abs tribe.[3]

The Rashaida keep their traditional dress, culture, customs, camel breeds and practice of Sunni Islam.[4]The racing camel breeds of the Rashaida tribe are prized all over Sudan and the Arabian Peninsula and fetch very high prices. The Rashaida speak Hejazi Arabic.

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Some Rashaida have been heavily involved in trafficking Eritreans to Israel. Since the 2012 fencing of the Israel-Egypt border some Rashaidan have been cooperating with some criminal Bedouin elements on the Sinai peninsula. The Bedouin hold the Eritreans hostage and demand ransom, this is known as Refugee kidnappings in Sinai.[5]

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The RashaidaRashaayda or Bani Rashid (Arabic: بني رشيد, الرشايدة‎ "Refugees") are a tribe populating Eritrea and northeast Sudan.[2] In 1846, many Rashaida migrated from the Hejaz, in present day Saudi Arabia, into what is now Eritrea and northeast Sudan after tribal warfare had broken out in their homeland. The Rashaida of Sudan and Eritrea live in close proximity with the Beja people. Large numbers of Bani Rasheed are also found on the Arabian Peninsula. There are anywhere between 80-100,000 Rashaida living in Eritrea.

The Bani Rashid are related to the Banu Abs tribe.[3]

The Rashaida keep their traditional dress, culture, customs, camel breeds and practice of Sunni Islam.[4]The racing camel breeds of the Rashaida tribe are prized all over Sudan and the Arabian Peninsula and fetch very high prices. The Rashaida speak Hejazi Arabic but a select few can speak Tigre.

Controversy[edit source | edit]

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Some Rashaida have been heavily involved in trafficking Eritreans to Israel. Since the 2012 fencing of the Israel-Egypt border some Rashaidan have been cooperating with some criminal Bedouin elements on the Sinai peninsula. The Bedouin hold the Eritreans hostage and demand ransom, this is known as Refugee kidnappings in Sinai.[5]


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Kidnappings/Human Trafficking

In the Rashaida culture, marrying is a very important tradition. A girl usually has a husband by the age of 16 years old. Mothers only allow their daughters to marry for high prices. The money for these brides was traditionally gained through the Rashaida's racing camels. But in recent years, some groups of Rashaida have gotten involved in the kidnapping and trafficking of refugees. They demand high amounts of ransom from the families of their victims. If their are any de


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