Dam project worries Sudan's Nubians - 16 Nov 09

Hundreds of people in northern Sudan have protested against the construction of a dam that is being built over the Nile, the world's longest river.

The lake that will result from the dam is expected to flood at least 15 villages, which is home to more than 15,000 people.

But the Nubian population of northern Sudan is already familiar with having their hometowns flooded by government-approved reservoirs.

When the construction of the Aswan High Dam was completed on the Egyptian border more than 50 years ago, much of their civilisation's rich past dating back to ancient times was wiped out.

Mohammed Vall reports from the Nubian areas of northern Sudan where inhabitants say they are once again under threat.

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[90sraisedme]

edit...Nubians look much more like the way Ancient Egyptians portrayed themselves than most Modern Egyptians.

[defect530]

Nasa geophysicist Dr. Benjamin Fong Chao found evidence that large dams cause changes to the earth's rotation, because of the shift of water weight from oceans to reservoirs. Because of the number of dams which have been built, the Earth's daily rotation has apparently sped up by eight-millionths of a second since the 1950s

[PimpThe478]

The guy looks like bighead in Petrotrin central steam.

[90rashad]

@BigPreme Learn something everyday

[BigPreme]

@90rashad think of it this way. Egypt gave civilization to the world and it wasnt even the oldest kingdom in Africa. It also wasnt the most advanced. So waht does that say for the rest of the world? They truly did NOTHING. if it wasnt for africans they would still be running around in animal furs in europe and eating each other.

[90rashad]

@mofire9999 You speak bad about those Africans, but call them Niggers. You are better than them don't stoop to their level.

[90rashad]

@BigPreme I just can't believe white people think they was the Egyptians.

[BigPreme]

@90rashad we should use proper terms brother. Nubian was a fake term imposed on these people by Romans. The kingdom you are talking about was called Ta-seti or Qustul and yes it was older than egypt and yes the egyptians came from them

[90rashad]

@mercedescl Nubia is older than egypt. Egypt derived from Nubia.

[mofire9999]

trust me what i say...east africa is very different from west africa nigeria ,Ghana...they look so different culture diff ...that the beauit of african people..its just sad how invaders of our lands have change us..thank u

[mofire9999]

i neven said nubians were arabs ///nubians were and are acient egyptians its the diversity of east african people look at somailans / ethopians ....arabs belonce to the middle east palestine saudi arabia etc...

[MrMilktheFloFlinga]

@mofire9999 Nubians are NOT Arabs. They never were.