Jarawa (Berber tribe)

The Jarawa or Jrāwa (in the Berber language: Igrawen or Ijrawen) were a nomadic Berber Zenata tribal confederacy converted to Judaism,[1][2] and possibly Christianity as well. The Berber tribe ruled in northwest Africa before and during the 7th century. Under queen Kahina or Dihya, the tribe led the Berber resistance against the Umayyad-Arab Islamic invasion in the late 7th century.

References
  1. Jr, Professor Henry Louis Gates; Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel; Niven, Mr Steven J. (2012-02-02). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 270.
  2. The Moors: The Islamic West 7th-15th Centuries AD, David Nicolle Osprey Publishing, 01 Jan 2001


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