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Banafunzi, Bana M. S. – Educational Studies, 1996
Profiles the refugee Bravanese community in the United Kingdom and offers recommendations for improving their education. Brava is a coastal city in Somali primarily inhabited by conservative Sufi Muslims. Describes Bravanese traditional schooling and argues for the replication of this among the refugees. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Community Characteristics, Conflict
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Thompson, Samuel; Mowell, Barry – Social Education, 1997
Profiles Liberia, the West African nation patterned after the United States and colonized with freed U.S. slaves in the early 19th century. Reviews the country's history and its eruption into civil strife in 1990, showing how tensions have often characterized relationships between Liberians of different ethnic identities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Current Events