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The Western Bedouin (El Mugharba)book chapter 1935 • Murray, George William
Libyan Bedouin • Africa > Northern Africa
Although this source is somewhat deficient in over-all ethnographic coverage it does present a general background on the cultural history and tribal organization of the Western Bedouin settled in the northern and western portions of the United Arab R...Western Desert lawbook chapter 1935 • Murray, George William
Libyan Bedouin • Africa > Northern Africa
This is a translation of the Awlad 'Ali legal code regarding homocides, theft, bodily injury, and liability. The code identifies a variety of situations which lead to death and stipulates the bloodwit, or DIYA, in each case. The law distinquishes bet...