The main religion of the Kababish is [[Islam]], adhering to the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] denominationbranch. They trace descent from [[Arabs|Arabian]] forefathers that hail from the Arabian tribe of [[Juhaynah]], and speak a form of [[Sudanese Arabic]].<ref name=macs>{{cite web|title=Kababish|url=http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ai38/Sudan/kababish.htm|publisher=www.macs.hw.ac.uk|accessdate=16 October 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617000112/http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ai38/Sudan/kababish.htm|archivedate=17 June 2011}}</ref> Women classically dress in a long blue cloth wrapped a few times around their body, while the men wear long white tunics, loose white pants and white turbans. Most men will carry a dagger or sword and perhaps a rifle or shotgun, due to the harshness of desert life and the threat of banditry due to their valuable stock.<ref name=joshua>{{cite web |title=Kababish of Sudan |url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=12390&rog3=SU |publisher=www.joshuaproject.net |accessdate=6 February 2013}}</ref>
