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(g) Al Weiman. 400 men.
Mohammed ibn Musa'idi.
Chief villages :—
Dafan
Wadi Kheishah
Abu Shenlah.
Abu Hanash.
Nomads :—
Al Weilah
Mohammed ibn Mush an.
Al Yazid esh-Sha'af. 150 men living in Shahran country.
Yahya ibn Hadir.
Clans are :—
Al M'alaf
Al Ham am
Al Ba'wal
Sa'd ibn Tali.
Mohammed Abu Hamamah.
Sheikh Sudan.
28. Munjahah.
The MUNJAHAH occupy the sea-coast and a few miles inland from
just south of Birk almost to Shuqaiq, and are bounded on the north by the
Beni Hilal, east by the Rijal el-M'a, and south by the tribes of Mikhlaf
el-Yemen. They muster about 6,000 men, of whom five-sixths are
nomads. The villagers live in the small ports of Wasm, Wahlah, and
Khasa'ah. They have a little cultivation and a few date-trees, and eke out
their existence by acting as porters in their own villages and at Birk.
These places, though small, are important as being the chief inlets for
arms and ammunition, a trade which is chiefly in the hands of the Rijal
el-M'a. Idrisi stations his port officers at them, but the Rijal el-M'a, who
treat with him as equals rather than subjects, refuse to recognize his
right to tax them, and he does not press the point. Ihe Munjahah,
however, all pay him taxes, Sheikh Hasan Faslkh being deputed to
collect them.
The nomads are fairly well off in sheep and camels. They are fisher
men and sell dried fish in the interior. They also export dom nuts to
Musawwa'.
Their reputation is very evil, and even their guests sleep with their
rifles by their sides. Their solemn oath has no meaning for them, and
they are notorious for their treachery. Before Idrisi reduced them
to order they were slave-dealers and kidnappers, highwaymen and sea
pirates, and used to raid right up to Muha'il and Barak.
They do not dare now to commit more than an occasional robbery or
murder, for the Idrisi's police are always stationed in their country and
punish severely any attempt to return to the old way of living.
They are disliked by all the surrounding tribes, but in ordinary times
they wander out of their country to the Bahr Ibn Sekeinah and Beni Hilal.
They do not go south of Shuqaiq at all, having no wish to come into closer
contact with Idrisi than is necessary.