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Arab populations have a long tradition of consanguinity due to socio-cultural factors. Many Arab countries display some of the highest rates of consanguineous marriages in the world, and specifically first cousin marriages which may reach 25-30% of all marriages. In some countries like Qatar, Yemen, and UAE, consanguinity rates are increasing in the current generation.

Noticeably, many Arab countries display some of the highest rates of consanguineous marriages in the world ranging around 20-50% of all marriages, and specifically favoring first cousin marriages with average rates of about 20-30%

Where is human trafficking most prevalent?
According to the ILO’s latest data, the Asia and Pacific region has the highest number of victims of forced labor and marriage, accounting for more than half of the global total — 29.6 million. However, if we take population size into account and examine the prevalence per thousand people, then the Arab States have the highest rate of exploitation at 10.2%.

We only have...anal sex because we want to get married.’ So, in the name of an intact hymen, they were opening themselves to HIV.

princepee:
What exactly is it with Nigerian and south Africa.
We are not even neighbors, so what is this rivalry about?

People have a lot of time to waste.

CSTRR:
They are an inferior people.
Not on our level.

We honour them beyond their worth when we engage in such games with them.

See the way they are happy that Nigerians are engaging them.

Namaster:
According to people in the know, Japanese people are some of the MOST racist people on earth.

They will be racist to you. But they would do it POLITELY.

Go to Japan as a black man and you may NEVER get a Japanese girl to even look at you.

Asian women ONLY have the hots for white men.

Squid ink contains essential minerals such as potassium, iron and copper, as well as amino acids including glutamate...

Zico5:
One thing I realise about these people is that they never ask these young billionaires how they came about the money they are using to create these employment opportunities. They are only interested in their money. Invictus Obi did more than this, today he is in gallow in far away America. Any youth following in the footstep of people like this is just digging his graves. These two are just fortunate not to be caught in the cobwebs of frauds and criminality. Stay down and eat your ill gotten wealth in peace they won't. I know America will be beamining their search light on them currently. The end shall justify the mean.

RomanGreen:
Don't mind them, I have relative in that country who had to come to naija cuz Botswana refused to carry out the operation coz she isn't a citizen. No matter how long you stay in that country, you'll never get citizenship

okwabayi:
...I hate the thing with my very life.

PureFace1:
Nigerians are not really that excellent, if they are excellent Nigeria wouldn't be in such a comatose state, some people would argue that is because of the leaders but the leaders are also part of the people and from the people.

The recent failure in Paris Olympics is another prove that Nigerians are not special or excellent, a nation of 200 million that couldn't win a single medal, but the narcissism in people make them think they are special or excellent.

Bad people could never give birth to good leaders, you can not become a leader in Nigeria if you are good in fact Nigerians would dislike you and won't follow your leadership if you are not corrupt, shady and dishonest like them, reason why Nigeria keep producing shady and corrupt leaders at all level, the leaders are the reflection of the people, Nigeria is just a country of backward black people nothing special or excellent.

Ishilove:
There really is no justification for cheating the next person

Lezzlie:
Black Americans don't hold favourable opinions about Africans either, majority of them.

I don't believe in the victim mentality. They are 12% of the American population and most populated in jails and prisons and all the wrong indices.

Majority of their men are never full-time fathers. And their woman end up being masculine and bitter and raising up sons with no father figure.

Time up for excuses

Lezzlie:
The truth is single mothers can't raise men. Black American males are pussies raised by single mothers who are often drug addicts and their females are masculine and very disagreeable.

nwirinedu:
Story not complete, decades ago he gave a tribute to her in one of his songs about how she struggled doing odd jobs to pay for his piano lessons.

Ingratitude has many faces.

Doum is a popular fruit or nut in Sudan that is exotic and unique to Africa. In addition to it being delicious to eat, it is also healthy and can be used to make many day-to-day utensils and handicrafts.

Doum palm tree

Hyphaene thebaica, with common names doum palm, is a type of palm tree with edible oval fruit. The doum palm tree flourishes in hot dry regions where little else grows and the tree is appreciated for the shade it provides.

The doum palm is a dioecious palm and grows up to 17 m (56 ft) high. The trunk, which can have a girth of up to 90 cm (35 in), branches dichotomously and has tufts of large leaves at the ends of the branches. The bark is fairly smooth, dark grey and bears the scars of fallen leaves. The leaves are about a metre long, surrounding the branch at the base and armed with stout upward-curving claws. The leaves are fan shaped and measure about 120 by 180 cm (47 by 71 in). Male and female flowers are produced on separate trees. The inflorescences are similar in general appearance, up to about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) long, branching irregularly and with two or three spikes arising from each branchlet. Female trees produce large woody fruits, each containing a single seed, that remain on the tree for a long period.

Doum palm fruit

Also known as the gingerbread fruit, the doum palm fruit is also considered to be a nut for its hard wood-like texture and brown colour. It is extremely drought-tolerant and very resistant to bush fires.

Considered sacred by the Egyptian pharaohs, the fruit is native to Africa, and grows countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania and Togo. The trees have also been introduced to other regions such as the Middle East in countries such as Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

It has health benefits

In some African countries, when doum palm fruit is made into a drink, or dissolved in liquid, it is used for the treatment of jaundice, intestinal colic and inguinal hernia. When its left is boiled and soaked in water, it is used as an eyewash to treat conjunctivitis. When the fruit itself is eaten raw, it is good for the treatment of stomach pain and bladder infection. In addition, it is believed to increase the flow of urine, treat blood in urine and other urine issues. In addition, it is believed it can treat ailments such as blood pressure, heart failure, kidneys, liver disease and diabetes.

It’s useful

All parts of the tree are useful, but probably the most important product is the leaves. The fibre and leaflets are used to weave baskets, mats, coarse textiles, brooms, ropes, string and thatch. The timber is used for posts and poles, furniture manufacture and beehives, and the tree provides wood for fuel. The leaf stalks are used for fencing and the fibre is used for textiles. Other products include fishing rafts, brooms, hammocks, carpets, buttons and beads. The hard seed inside the fruit is used to create buttons, beads and small carvings.

Doum in Sudan

Doum in Sudan is widely consumed, mostly by children and young men and women. It requires strong teeth to bite into its very strong texture. Doum powder is also consumed as is, and also used to make sweetmeat, which in recent years, companies have begun to make and sell. Doum powder may also be used to make juice in some parts of Sudan, but it is not popular. In recent years, companies such as Elnasr have begun to produce instant doum drink, which 100% natural doum powder used to make drinks.