"Sudan" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... pli de Esperantistoj, kiuj parolas la lingvon de Dante, ol tiun de Cervantes, kaj, eble, frazo en la Itala lingvo ankaux estos komprenebla por tiuj el miaj legantoj, kiuj tute ne komprenas tiun cxi belan sudan lingvon. Ni legu eltirajxon el "Malta," skribita de la tiea sindonema Sinjoro Dominic Ciantar. "L'Esperanto non mira neanche ad abattere alcuna delle lingue; al contrario esso promette di servire come chiave per acquistarle. I libri che trattano sullo studio dell' Esperanto sono oramai ...
— The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 4 • Various
... rapid movement of their mounted warriors was one of the chief difficulties the colonial forces had to deal with in the last Basuto war. The courage in war which distinguished the tribes of Zulu and Kosa race was all the more creditable because it had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. The British army has encountered no more daring or formidable enemies. Nine wars were needed to subjugate ...
— Impressions of South Africa • James Bryce
... lists seven state sponsors of terrorism: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Cuba, North Korea, and Sudan. We are firmly committed to removing countries from the list once they have taken the necessary steps under our law and policy. A checkered past does not foreclose future membership in ...
— National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - February 2003 • United States
... Talk with Simba, with my men, and know what virtue is in my magic. But beyond that, oh, King, have you not heard of the wars of the Wakamba? of Lobengula? of the Matabele and the Basuto? has not news come to you from the north of the battles of the Sudan? Have you not heard of Lenani, the king of all Masai, and of his advice to his people? All these wars were won by Inglishee; Lenani's words of wisdom spoke of Inglishee. Have you ever heard of the victories of the Duyche? No. There ...
— The Leopard Woman • Stewart Edward White et al
... slave-dealers no longer raid the Congo plains and forests for slaves, killing seven persons for every one they lead into captivity. Slave-raiding has been utterly wiped out in all parts of Africa, except in portions of the Sudan and other districts over which white rule has not yet been asserted. The Arabs of the Congo, who went there from East Africa solely that they might grow rich in the slave trade, are now settled quietly on ...
— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV • John Lord |
