http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:28:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1194184 Kush Liberation Front: Nubia, the Upper North Has Risen Up in Arms : The Sudanese Thinker Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:39:23 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/#comment-1194184 [...] My latest round-up post at Global Voices contains some information on one of the dams: Little.Miss.Dalu puts the spotlight on the construction of a large dam in Sudan known as the Meroe Dam and the loss it will cause to archaeological treasures from the days of the ancient Nubian Civilization: The Meroe Dam already poses a humanitarian crisis. It will displace more than 50,000 people who live along this isolated region of the Nile, growing dates and herding sheep and goats. But the project is also creating a cultural heritage disaster largely ignored by the international media, UNESCO, and private preservation groups. Thousands–perhaps tens of thousands–of ancient sites are likely to vanish underwater as early as next year without even cursory examination. [...] [...] My latest round-up post at Global Voices contains some information on one of the dams: Little.Miss.Dalu puts the spotlight on the construction of a large dam in Sudan known as the Meroe Dam and the loss it will cause to archaeological treasures from the days of the ancient Nubian Civilization: The Meroe Dam already poses a humanitarian crisis. It will displace more than 50,000 people who live along this isolated region of the Nile, growing dates and herding sheep and goats. But the project is also creating a cultural heritage disaster largely ignored by the international media, UNESCO, and private preservation groups. Thousands–perhaps tens of thousands–of ancient sites are likely to vanish underwater as early as next year without even cursory examination. [...]

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1193805 Drima @ The Sudanese Thinker Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:09:02 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/#comment-1193805 LOL, man don't worry I'll mention you in the next one. I did mention you in the previous one didn't I? :) LOL, man don’t worry I’ll mention you in the next one. I did mention you in the previous one didn’t I? :)

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1193705 Jillian York Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:45:42 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/#comment-1193705 Great introduction! Great introduction!

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1193589 SudaneseReturnee Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:54:28 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/21/will-sudan-always-be-africas-largest-country/#comment-1193589 And Sudanese Returnee did not even get mentioned! ;) And Sudanese Returnee did not even get mentioned! ;)

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