Two weekends ago, Nubian activists launched a protest action in Aswan against what they see as the marginalizing and racist policies perpetrated by the Egyptian government. An article by Aurora Ellis in a Middle East news service analyzed in detail the growing concerns of the Nubians, particularly their young people,… Continue reading…
Egyptian Nubians are becoming more assertive since the government is reneging on its promise that they have a right to return to lands along the Nile in southern Egypt. Current developments were described by a news report in The Economist on September 17. The reporter provided a brief summary of… Continue reading…
Egyptian Nubians are becoming more assertive since the government is reneging on its promise that they have a right to return to lands along the Nile in southern Egypt. Current developments were described by a news report in The Economist on September 17. The reporter provided a brief summary of… Continue reading…
An Egyptian television series called “The Singer” recently angered the Nubian community by seriously misrepresenting the history of their removal from Old Nubia in the 1960s. A news report in Al Monitor last week explained the reactions and controversy surrounding episode 5 of the series. The series includes the popular… Continue reading…
While some Nubian women are leaving their families and villages for education and jobs, many remain and continue to follow the old customs—and to marry Nubian men. A feature in the Middle Eastern news and analysis website Al-Monitor last week explored with some Nubian women the options for marriages today…. Continue reading…
Traditional foods and styles of cooking in the Upper Nile Valley are essential aspects of Nubian cuisine and culture, according to a recent news report. Writing in The Arab Weekly, Mohamed Abu Shanab asserts that the Nubians expertly blend local food sources into their meals. The verdant fringe of agricultural… Continue reading…
Daily News Egypt published a story last week about a new organization that is trying to correct the stereotypes that many people have about the Nubians, people known for their traditional dances, colorful houses along the Nile, and beautiful smiles. The media often focus on such images, which cover up… Continue reading…
The Nubians along the Nile in northern Sudan, who were mostly spared from flooding by Lake Nasser in the 1960s, are now facing the threat of destruction by dams in their own valleys.
Ever since the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1964, successive Egyptian governments have ignored promises made to the Nubians that they would be allowed to return to farming villages along the Nile. For 51 years, the Nubian people have cherished the promise—the hope—of returning to the peaceful ways… Continue reading…
Researcher Samir Bukab maintains that Nubian music has 12 rhythms, which inspire different meanings for different listeners, though none are symbolic of the warfare that is common among other Sudanese societies. His comments appear as part of an article on the music of the Nubian people of northern Sudan and… Continue reading…
