Nubia
The Nubian dream: Caught between old and new
Egypt
February 5, 2010
The Nubian dream: Caught between old and new
"Photo, money, come!" pleaded 80-year-old Raseema, who doesn't speak Arabic or English, except for these few words. She only speaks…
Old Nubia, paradise lost
Archaeology
February 5, 2010
Old Nubia, paradise lost
This month, Aswan's famous High Dam celebrated its golden anniversary, marking fifty years since its construction and the resultant migration…
Nubians to petition Geneva rights council
Egypt
February 4, 2010
Nubians to petition Geneva rights council
For the first time ever, Nubian human rights activists will travel to Switzerland this month to present the Geneva-based International…
Memories of a dam, a high dam…
Archaeology
January 10, 2010
Memories of a dam, a high dam…
The story of the High Dam was a tale of a nation, hikayit sha‘b, as Abdel Halim Hafiz chanted in…