Comoros (11/03) Over the centuries, the islands were invaded by a succession of diverse groupsfrom the Agreement was reached with France in 1973 for comoros to become http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/c/34893.htm
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Extractions: new internationalist January 1985 COUNTRY PROFILE Comoros Islands Leader President Ahmed Abdullah. Economy : GNP per capita US S267 per year. Monetary Unit : CFA Franc. People Health : Infant mortality 280 per 1,000 live births. Culture : Arab. Swahili coast and Indian Ocean peoples. Religion : Sunni Islam. Languages derstood and taught in Koranic schools. Islanders speak a Comorian dialect of Kiswahili. But the palm-fringed beaches, so soothing to the tourist, conceal another country with far more desperate laws of survival. With 200 people trying to scratch a living from every kilometer, the Comoros Islands is the most densely populated nation on earth. The bobbing dhows are filled with imported rice, which the mountain poor cannot afford to buy. Despite abundant fishing grounds, most of the countrys supply is imported from Madagascar and onions are so expensive they are sold singly in the market of Moroni, the capital. Since the peasants cannot eat the perfumes which cover a third of the land, nearly half their children suffer from malnutrition. In 1983, there were only 17 doctors for the entire 365,000 population. With no press and no opposition party, the Mosque remains unchallenged as the most important influence on Comorian thought and values. Although entirely responsible for food production, women have no place in the village committees.
Comoros The remaining comoros islands declared themselves independent on July 6, French Mercenary Recaptures Small comoros islands (All Things Considered (NPR)) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107423.html
Extractions: World Countries Infoplease Atlas: Comoros Union of the Comoros National Name: Union des Comores President: Azali Assoumani (2002) Area: 838 sq mi (2,170 sq km) Population (2005 est.): 671,247 (growth rate: 2.9%); birth rate: 37.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 74.9/1000; life expectancy: 62.0; density per sq mi: 801 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Moroni (on Grande Comoro), 60,200 Monetary unit: Franc Languages: Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend) Ethnicity/race: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava Religions: Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
Comoros, The: History exmercenary acquitted of murder of comoros islands president)(includes otherinternational news items) (Time International) http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0857502.html
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Extractions: Agriculture, involving more than 80% of the population and 40% of the gross domestic product, provides virtually all foreign exchange earnings. Services including tourism, construction, and commercial activities constitute the remainder of the GDP. Plantations engage a large proportion of the population in producing the islands' major cash crops for export: vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, and copra. Comoros is the world's leading producer of essence of ylang-ylang, used in manufacturing perfume. It also is the world's second-largest producer of vanilla. Principal food crops are coconuts, bananas, and cassava. Foodstuffs constitute 32% of total imports. ... [ Read More Congress specified that Ambassadors from eligible countries (see list below) may submit proposals for consideration. Projects are brought to the attention of the U.S. Ambassadors in different ways. Often the project is a partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the country's Ministry of Culture or local non-profit organization. It is the Embassy's Public Affairs Section that oversees the project. Organizations wishing to suggest projects for consideration may contact the Public Affairs Officer at the American Embassy in the eligible countries. ... [
The Slave Trade In The Indian Ocean: UNESCO Culture Sector The societies of the Indian Ocean (comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, 16 Apr 2004 The wreck of the slave ship LUtile near the island of http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19129&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECT
Extractions: var static_ko="19129"; var static_section="201"; var static_langue="en"; Slavery Abolition Year History of Slavery Transatlantic Slave Trade Triangular Trade ... Modern forms of slavery Activities worldwide Activities worldwide FAQs Logo of the Year Search Print Send The Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean Cotton fields overseeing Thus, since before colonization, the system of slavery was present in the islands of the Indian Ocean, particularly in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands where slaves were brought by Swahili traders from the east coast of Africa. The arrival of Europeans in the Indian Ocean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries heralded the start of an active slave trade which led to the Mascarene Islands being populated and exploited. Thus the system of slavery gave rise to a new society that was cut off from its roots. A new culture of an oral type developed throughout the period of slavery, since slaves were forbidden to read and write up to the time of the abolitions. The suppression of slavery did not mean the end of social discrimination because servility persisted in the form of sub-types of servitude such as recruiting, day-labouring and share-cropping. Nowadays these societies consist of an entanglement of groups of individuals that have crossbred in contact with the cultural models present. A cultural basis has accordingly taken shape over the centuries when the country was more or less voluntarily populated : the racial mix has lent a specific cultural identity to each Indo-Oceanic society, and this continues to evolve through additional influences. At the same time, however, different components of these societies have retained, not to say renewed, certain aspects of the mother cultures.
The Slave Trade In The Indian Ocean: UNESCO Culture Sector The societies of the Indian Ocean (comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, A new culture of an oral type developed throughout the period of slavery, http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19129&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_
Extractions: Cotton fields overseeing Thus, since before colonization, the system of slavery was present in the islands of the Indian Ocean, particularly in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands where slaves were brought by Swahili traders from the east coast of Africa. The arrival of Europeans in the Indian Ocean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries heralded the start of an active slave trade which led to the Mascarene Islands being populated and exploited. Thus the system of slavery gave rise to a new society that was cut off from its roots. A new culture of an oral type developed throughout the period of slavery, since slaves were forbidden to read and write up to the time of the abolitions. The suppression of slavery did not mean the end of social discrimination because servility persisted in the form of sub-types of servitude such as recruiting, day-labouring and share-cropping. Nowadays these societies consist of an entanglement of groups of individuals that have crossbred in contact with the cultural models present. A cultural basis has accordingly taken shape over the centuries when the country was more or less voluntarily populated : the racial mix has lent a specific cultural identity to each Indo-Oceanic society, and this continues to evolve through additional influences. At the same time, however, different components of these societies have retained, not to say renewed, certain aspects of the mother cultures.
ZUJI Destination Guides Africa comoros Mayotte Both the islands of Anjouanand Mohéli declared independence in 1997, leaving Grande Comore as the sole http://www.zuji.com.sg/dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJISG|15509|3833|1,00.html
Extractions: History It is thought that the earliest inhabitants of the islands were journeymen from Indonesia-Polynesia, but traces of this original Asian culture have blended seamlessly into successive waves of African, Arab and Shirazi immigrants. The most notable of these early immigrants were the Shirazi Arab royal clans, who appeared in Comoros in the 15th and 16th centuries and stayed to build mosques, set up royal house and introduce architecture and carpentry. In 1529 the French Parmentier brothers popped in for a visit, but the first reliable European accounts of this part of the world came from the Portuguese explorers, Diego Dias and Ferdinand Soares. The Portuguese failed to capitalise on being the first to reach the islands, and for the next century or two the islands were used only as a pit stop during voyages up and down the coast of East Africa. In fact, up until the middle of the 19th century, it was not European explorers but pirates from Madagascar who caused the biggest headaches. During this time the number of sultans mushroomed at an alarming rate, and at one stage there were no fewer than 12 sultans on the island of Grande Comore alone. This is one sultan per 100 sq km (39 sq mi), or, put another way, three squabbling sultans per New York City, which, in anybody's language, is two sultans too many. From the 15th century to the middle of the 19th, the power brokers happily played musical sultanates between themselves until the French turned their attention to the Comoros islands in the middle of the 19th century. The French finally acquired the islands through a cunning mixture of strategies, including the divide and conquer ploy, chequebook politics and a serendipitous affair between a sultana and a French trader that was turned to good use. Comoros history from this era reads like a cross between a Walt Disney animated film, a Merchant Ivory production and a Shakespearean tragedy. Through all the ups and downs, the French kept an iron grip on the islands, quelling peasant unrest and the occasional uprising.
Comoros Islands, Pierre Pahlavi In the eighteenth century, the Grande comoros island, for example, consisted ofa mosaic of Sovereignty of comoros over Island of Mayotte Reaffirmed , http://grad.usask.ca/gateway/archive19.html
Extractions: Abstract: Since its independence, the Comoros Federation has been faced with a profound crisis that affects its political institutions. Today, even its territorial integrity is questioned. In 1997, two of the three islands decided to secede, breaking the young federation into pieces. This article attempts to demonstrate that the disintegration of the Comorian federation can better be understood by taking into account the strong forces that have characterised the twenty-five years of its short history. These forces are the archipelago's natural tendency towards political breakdown, the specific interests of France, and the authoritarian and centralising policy of the federal government in Moroni. This article attempts to show the chaotic and incredible history of this volcanic archipelago, punctuated by numerous and theatrical developments. This paper also aims to expand the study on this Indian Ocean archipelago, which has so far been neglected. In the first part, which covers the period from independence to the advent of the federation, the author gives a general idea of 1) the pre-colonial and colonial history of the Comorian archipelago, 2) the walk towards independence, and 3) the Mayotte island's dissent. He also analyses 4) the rejection of the federation option in 1978, 5) the ambiguous French policy, 6) the circumstances surrounding the declaration of independence and 7) the advent of an independent Comorian entity without the Mahorian island.
Comoros - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia culture. Main article culture of comoros. See also The comoros IslandsStruggle Against Dependency in the Indian Ocean Malyn Newitt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros
Comoros-Travel culture Arab Diaspora Arabic Literature ? Moroni Ngazidja - comoros s capital city is located on the island of Ngazidja. http://www.arabinfoseek.com/comoros-travel.htm
Extractions: Comoros-Travel SunKids - offers family vacations in the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Comoros. Comoros Map Map of the Comoros ArabNet - Comoros - Find general information about the country of Comoros, including its government and geography, from Arab net. Comoro Islands - Travel Notes - Find a brief country profile that discusses its geography and capitol. Includes photos and island details. Comoros - Consular Information Comoros - World Atlas - Provides geographic and demographic statistics, and offers government and economic details. Also offers maps. Comoros Health Summary - Profile of the potential health risks encountered while traveling in Comoros. Includes disease risk summaries and required immunizations. Comoros Islands Map of Comoros Moroni - Ngazidja - Comoros's capital city is located on the island of Ngazidja. Read about the island and view pictures of some of its attractions.
Lonely Planet's Guide To Comoros & Mayotte It is thought that the earliest inhabitants of the islands were comoros historyfrom this era reads like a cross between a Walt Disney animated film, http://webcenter.travel.aol.com/travel/lonely_planet/africa/comoros_and_mayotte/
Extractions: History It is thought that the earliest inhabitants of the islands were journeymen from Indonesia-Polynesia, but traces of this original Asian culture have blended seamlessly into successive waves of African, Arab and Shirazi immigrants. The most notable of these early immigrants were the Shirazi Arab royal clans, who appeared in Comoros in the 15th and 16th centuries and stayed to build mosques, set up royal house and introduce architecture and carpentry. In 1529 the French Parmentier brothers popped in for a visit, but the first reliable European accounts of this part of the world came from the Portuguese explorers, Diego Dias and Ferdinand Soares. The Portuguese failed to capitalise on being the first to reach the islands, and for the next century or two the islands were used only as a pit stop during voyages up and down the coast of East Africa. In fact, up until the middle of the 19th century, it was not European explorers but pirates from Madagascar who caused the biggest headaches. During this time the number of sultans mushroomed at an alarming rate, and at one stage there were no fewer than 12 sultans on the island of Grande Comore alone. This is one sultan per 100 sq km (39 sq mi), or, put another way, three squabbling sultans per New York City, which, in anybody's language, is two sultans too many.
Moheli: Information From Answers.com It is by far the smallest of the comoros islands. Its main ethnic group, ason the other comoros islands Grande Comore and Anjouan as well as the French http://www.answers.com/topic/moheli
FACT SHEET: Comoros At A Glance Africa Fact Sheets, comoros Fact Sheet. Historians speculated that Indonesianimmigrants used the islands as stepping stones on the way to Madagascar http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/deploy/info/africa/comoros/index.shtml
Extractions: FACT SHEET: Comoros at a Glance Background One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Beginning in 1785, the Sakalava of the west coast of Madagascar began slaving raids on Comoros. They captured thousands of inhabitants and carried them off in outrigger canoes to be sold in French-occupied Madagascar, Mauritius, or Reunion to work on the sugar plantations, many of which French investors owned. Over the centuries, the islands were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Indonesia and Madagascar. Portuguese explorers visited the archipelago in 1505. "Shirazi" Arab migrants introduced Islam at about the same time. The archipelago has served in past centuries as a stepping stone between the African continent and Madagascar, as a southern outpost for Arab traders operating along the East African coast, and as a center of Islamic culture. The name "Comoros" is derived from the Arabic kamar or kumr, meaning "moon." In the nineteenth century, Comoros was absorbed into the French overseas empire, but it unilaterally proclaimed independence from France on July 6, 1975.
Extractions: The World Between Madagascar And Mozambique~ By Martin And Harriet Ottenheimer The first thing that strikes the visitor to Anjouan is the sheer beauty of the island. From its stretches of black, sandy beaches to its nearly mile-high central peakoften shrouded in mistthe island is truly a tropical jewel set in a sparkling sea. Anjouan is just one of the Comoro islands, and it was our home for a year and a half in the 1960s. Located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, halfway between Mozambique and Madagascar, the Comoros are an archipelago of small volcanic islands. The four main islands are Grande Comore (seat of the capital, Moroni), Moheli, Anjouan, and Mayotte. In the 1960s the Comoros were still an Overseas Territory of France, administered by a French High Commissioner. They were more isolated than any place we had ever been. To travel there, we had to fly from East Africa to Madagascar first. There were no direct connections from Africa to the Comoros, not to mention Europe or Asia. Anjouan is a lush tropical island with an extinct volcano at its core. Rare, colorful birds abound, Livingstone bats (found nowhere else in the world) thrive in the mountainous fern forests, and furry, large-eyed lemurs can be enticed into sitting on your shoulders. The luxuriant growth of wild tropical plants combines with cultivated farmlands to provide spectacular vistas at every turn. Breadfruit, taro, manioc, pigeon peas, coconut, mangos, avocados, lychees, papayas, citrus fruits, and more augment cultivated mountain rice to provide daily sustenance. Ylang-ylang, basilic, and jasmine flowers perfume the air and together with vanilla, cinnamon, and cloves provide cash crops for export. Cattle, goats, and chickens, supplement the wide variety of fish available in the ocean waters. Small rivers cascade down the mountains, splashing over waterfalls on their way to the seashore, providing fresh water as well as popular spots for doing one's laundry.
A Look At Madagascar The Great Island ~ By Nia Randriamilanto landed in the comoros islands where Mission married a beautiful Arab princess.From the comoros islands, Mission sailed into the Bay of Antsiranana on http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/45/Madagascar_adventure.html
Extractions: Who were the first inhabitants of the island? Malagasy chronicles mention hairy dwarfs the Vazimbas. Anyway, nowadays everybody thinks that the people of the Great Island do come from Indonesia or the southwest of Asia. Everything in their customs and physical features point to their origins in Asia. And the traditions of the Merina reports this as true. But when and how did they come? It is not known. As a matter of fact, it was not until the first Portuguese navigators came to Madagascar that the island was ever mentioned in Europe. At the same period, the Merina Chief Andrianjaka founded With the Betsileo, their neighbors, they claim to be different from the coastal people. This denomination covers a complex reality and tries to characterize populations who may live rather far from the coast such as the Zafimaniry mountaineers who live in small perched-houses built on piles that rest in villages that loom out of the mist; or the Antandroy nomads who wander with their herds of zebus on the semi-desert plateaux of the south; and the Bara of the south-west for whom the highest of all feats is to steal an ox. In fact, along the successive centuries, people of various origins have mingled here, among them were people from Africa, the Middle East, the Comoros islands, and also the mysterious first inhabitants of the forests or the peoples of the western deserts.
Mad! Travels - Comoros Information, exchange rates, facts and photos for comoros. Over the centuries,the islands were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast http://www.madtravels.com/Destinations/Country.aspx?CountryId=90
Comoros; Safety Travel Information HIGH RISK in travel to Anjouan and Moheli islands. Since 99 it has beenisinadvisable to travel to the comoros islands. Additional global terrorist issues http://www.brookes.ac.uk/worldwise/directory/www00046.html
Extractions: Comoros Capital: Moroni TIME ZONE GMT + 3 TELEPHONE SERVICES Country Code: 269 IDD: International Direct Dialling NOT available Outgoing Code: Calls must go through the operator. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Not present. REPRESENTATION IN THE UK No embassy in the UK. Europe: Embassy of The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros; Email: ukembant@simicro.mg TOURIST INFORMATION IN THE UK Refer to the Embassy LOCAL TOURIST INFORMATION PASSPORT INFORMATION Valid passport required by all. Return Ticket Required. Requirements may be subject to short term change. Consult embassy before departure. VISA INFORMATION Required by all. Transit; and Tourist. Visas are issued by the Immigration officer on arrival. Exit permits are required by all.
Comores-online : The Comoros Archipelago Website THE PORTAL OF COMORIANS NEWSPAPERS BY Comores Infos, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF comorosISLANDS BY KOMORNET A NEW SIGHT ON comoros, MASIWANET HISTORY AND culture http://www.comores-online.com/pagegb.htm
