Rashaida people

The Rashaida, Rashaayda or Bani Rashid (Arabic: بني رشيد‎) is a tribe of ethnic Bedouin Arabs descending from Banu Abs native to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. They currently inhabit Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Sudan and Libya.[1][2] In 1846, many Rashaida migrated from the Hejaz region in present-day Saudi Arabia into what is now Sudan, Kuwait, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al-Quwain and United Arab Emirates after tribal warfare had broken out in their homeland. Large numbers of Bani Rasheed are also found on the Arabian Peninsula.

Rashaida
Total population
est. 3,500,000
Regions with significant populations
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Sudan, Eritrea
Languages
Hejazi Bedouin Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam

The Bani Rasheed are descendants of 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.

Depending on which country they are in they tend to practise that culture.

References
  1. Young, William C., "The Rashaayda Bedouin - Arab Pastoralists of Sudan", 1996.
  2. "The World Factbook". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. Rashaida People History, Niaz Murtaza The pillage of sustainability in Eritrea 1998, p.177
  4. Snap Shots Archived 2006-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 December 2005 - 4 January 2006, Issue No. 775



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