Event Alert – UK TV Channel 4, 13th October at 20.00 hours UK time.
UK Channel 4 Documentary – The Lost Pharaohs of The Nile
Channel 4 – The Lost Pharaohs of The Nile
“For centuries, Egypt was hailed as Africa’s only truly great civilization – partly because the ancient Egyptians themselves told us it was so. They depicted their southern neighbour as a primitive backwater but if that were true, how were the kings of Kush able to conquer Egypt and rule the largest empire the Nile valley has ever seen?” Source: Channel 4’s Facebook video, see below.
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On the road to Nuri
Channel 4, October 13th, 2019 at 20.00 hours UK time – learn more in Channel 4’s FaceBook Page below –
Colonial antiquities sign
See more video footage in Dive beneath the pyramids – National Geographic
If you are interested in Sudanese culture, you might enjoy Anointing in Robes of Red and Gold – marriage rituals echoing ancient Nubian practices.
If you are interested in traditional Nubian house art, you might enjoy Inscriptions on Rosewater
If you are interested in Sudanese art, you might enjoy Forests and Spirits on the groundbreaking work of Kamala Ishaq
If you are interested in the Nuba Mountains, you might enjoy Kambala
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On the road to the pyramids, Meroe, Sudan after flooding in 2017
Women's literacy in Sudan 