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LGBT rights. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Chad face legal challenges not experienced by non- LGBT residents. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are illegal in the country. Before the new penal code took effect in August 2017, homosexual activity between adults had never been criminalised.
This is a list of rivers in Chad. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
The population of Chad has numerous ethnic groups. SIL Ethnologue reports more than 130 distinct languages spoken in Chad. History and demographics. The 14 million Chad people belong to some 200 ethnicities, who speak numerous languages. The peoples of Chad carry significant ancestry from Eastern, Central, Western, and Northern Africa.
Islamization in Chad was gradual, the effect of the slow spread of Islamic civilization beyond its political frontiers. [2] Among Chadian Muslims, 48% professed to be Sunni, 21% Shia, 23% just Muslim and 4% Other. [3] Islam in Chad was not influenced much by the great mystical movements of the Islamic Middle Ages, nor the fundamentalist ...
The Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien ( Federation of Chadian Scouting ), the national federation of two Scouting organizations in Chad, was founded in 1960, and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1974. The coeducational Fédération du Scoutisme Tchadien has 14,500 members as of 2011. [1]
The coat of arms of Chad was adopted in 1970. The center has a shield with jagged blue and yellow lines ( barry dancetty ), with a sun rising over it. The shield is supported by a goat and a lion. Below the shield is a medal and a scroll with the national motto in French, Unité, Travail, Progrès ("Unity, Work, Progress" in English).
Baga Sola ( Arabic: باغا سولا) is a town in Lac Region on the shore of Lake Chad in western Chad. [1] [2] It has a hospital and a fish market, [1] and a refugee camp for Nigerians and Chadians who fled Boko Haram. [2] Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 41 people on 10 October 2015. [1] [2]
Chadian cuisine is the cooking traditions, practices, foods and dishes associated with the Republic of Chad. Chadians use a medium variety of grains, vegetables, fruits and meats. Commonly consumed grains include millet, [1] sorghum, [1] and rice as staple foods. Commonly eaten vegetables include okra and cassava.