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This encompasses objects from cultural traditions of the region in North-East Africa historically referred to as the Sudan, including the southern regions that became independent as South Sudan in 2011. Throughout its history, Sudan has been a crossroads between North Africa, Egypt, Mediterranean cultures, parts of West Africa and the Red Sea ...
The Sudan question: the dispute over the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, 1884–1951 (1952) Duncan, J.S.R. The Sudan: a record of achievement (1952), from the British perspective; Gee, Martha Bettis (2009). Piece work/peace work : working together for peace and Sudan : mission study for children and teacher's guide. Women's Division, General Board ...
According to Sudan Memory's website, available in English and Arabic, its activities relate to the history and culture of Sudan. This has been achieved through cooperation between Sudanese and British organizations with the aim of organizing, archiving and thereby safeguarding documents and other media in danger of being lost.
Cultural history of Sudan (1 C, 6 P) L. Languages of Sudan (9 C, 64 P) M. ... Pages in category "Culture of Sudan" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of ...
The lifestyles and material culture expressed in human settlements, their architecture and economic activities have been shaped by different regional and environmental conditions. In its long documented history, Sudan has been a land of changing and diverse forms of human civilization with important influences from foreign cultures. [note 1]
Another notable scholar on language and culture in Sudan was Awn Alsharif Qasim (1933–2006). Among many other works, he authored the Sudanese Encyclopedia of Tribes and Genealogies in seven volumes and 2628 pages, a pioneer, state of the art series of books about place or personal names and Sudanese tribes, their roots and origins.
The Sudanese jirtig tradition is primarily associated with wedding ceremonies and, to a lesser extent, with the circumcision of boys in Sudan. [4] [5] It is also practiced in some other social settings such as at the seventh month of pregnancy. [5] The jirtig ceremony is a traditional Sudanese custom similar to the Mehndi rassams in Pakistani ...
The music of Sudan also has a strong tradition of lyrical expression that uses oblique metaphors, speaks about love, the history of a tribe or the beauty of the country. In his essay Sudanese Singing 1908–1958 , author El Sirr A. Gadour translated an example for the lyrics of a love song from the beginning of the 20th century as follows: [ 9 ]