The ' fuzzie wuzzies ' hamite tribes of eastern Egypt Hadendowas, Bisharis, etc ["Fuzzy-Wuzzy" was the term used by British soldiers for Beja warriors who were supporting the Mahdi of Sudan in the Mahdist War. The term relates to the elaborate tiffa hair style favoured by the Hadendoa tribe, a subdivision of the Beja people. ] From the Book ' Britain across the seas : Africa : a history and description of the British Empire in Africa ' by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927 Published in 1910 in London by National Society's Depository

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