Nubian Forum (NUB)

WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, WHICH ALSO COINCIDE WITH SUDAN'S NATIONAL DAY, TO INTRODUCE NETTERS TO THE NUBIAN WORLD THROUGH THE SUDANESE NUBIAN DISCUSSON GROUP TO BE KNOWN HITHERTO AS (NUBIAN FOURM-NUB.) WHICH AT PRESENT, CONSISTS OF A SMALL NUMBER OF SUDANESE NUBIANS.THIS FORUM IS, HOWEVER, OPEN TO ALL NUBIANS AND NON-SUDANESE WITH AN INTERST IN NUBIAN CULTURE.INDEED, WE CALL UPON ALL THOSE INTERESTED NATIONALITIES TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE.

WHAY ARE WE FORNING NUB ? A GROWING FEELING AMONG THE NOBIANS THAT THEIR MOTHERLAND HAS BEEN NEGLECTED BY SUCCESSIVE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS AND THAT, AFTER A GLORIOUS AND RICH CULTURAL PAST, THIS AREA IS BEING MARGINALISED AND FASTLY BECOMING A BACKWATER. AFTER PLAYING AN ACTIVE AND LEADING ROLE IN THE MODERN POLITICAL LIFE OF THE COUNTRY, WHAT HAVE THEY GAINED ? ALMOST NOTHING. IT IS THIS FEELING OF DEPRESSION THAT LED A GROWING NUMBER OF NUBIANS TO EMBARK UPON SEEKING WAYS OF REVIVING THEIR CULTURE AND REASSERTING THEIR ROLE IN THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE SUDAN. THAT IS WHY WE THINK IT IS RIGH TIME WE START DISCUSSING THE NUBIAN CASE WITH NUBIANS AND ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN IT, AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE FORMING THE (NUB) WITH THE FOLLOWING TENTATIVE AIMS:-

A - TO ACQUAINT NETTERS, AND THROUGH THEM THE OTHERS, WITH NUBIAN REALM, PEOPLE AND CULTURE:

1 - THE LAND AND PEOPLE.
2 - NUBIAN CULTURE - LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, ARTS, BELIFS AND WAYS OF LIFE (GENRE DE VIE).
3 - NUBIA: IT'S HISTORY, ROLE AND PLACE AMONG ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS.

B - RECENT PAST AND PRESENT:

1 - THE TENDENCY TOWARDS, AND TRENDS OF, MIGRATIONS AMONG NUBIANS: REASONS AND CULTURAL IMPACTS.
2 - THE SUBMERGENCE OF PARTS OF NUBIA BY THE WATERS OF ASWAN HIGH DAM AND MOVING ITS PEOPLE FROM THEIR LANDS TO DIFFERENT FAR OFF PLACES AND ITS EFFECTS !!!.
3 - IS ANOTHER EXODUS ALSO PENDING AFTER THE (KAJBAR DAM PROJECT) ? WHAT WILL BE THE FATE OF THOSE WHOSE LANDS WILL BE SUBMERGED BY THE DAM ?? WILL THE LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE FIRST EXODUS BE OF ANY HELP HERE OR ARE THEY GOING TO BE LEFT TO THEIR FATE ??
3 - CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS OF THE AREA: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC.

C - NUBIANS AND POLITICS IN THE SUDAN:

1 - THE ROLE OF NUBIANS IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF THE SUDAN BEFORE AND AFTER INDEPENDENCE.
2 - THE ROLE OF THE NUBIANS IN THE SPREAD OF ISLAM AND ARABIC CULTURE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE SUDAN IN MEDIEVAL AND MODERN TIMES.
3 - NUBIANS AND THE POLITICAL PARTIES.
4 - NUBIA AND THE PRESENT NIF REGIME.

D - THE RECENT SELF AWARENESS AND GROWTH OF NUBIANESS AND NUBIANISM AMONG THE NUBIANS:
1 - WHY AND HOW THE NUBIANS HAVE SO FAR MANAGED TO KEEP THEIR CULTURE ALIVE IN THE FACE OF INCREASING ACCULTURATION, AND HOW LONG CAN THEY RESIST THIS ???
2 - THE RISE OF INTEREST IN STUDYING THE NUBIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY INTERNATIONALLY.
3 - BACK TO NUBIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE:THE ROLE OF THE NEWLY - FORMED (NUBIAN STUDIES CENTER) IN CAIRO AND (NUBIANIN STUDIES CENTER & DOCUMENTATIONS) IN LONDON IN THE REVIVAL OF THIS CULTURE. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER FAMOUS CENTER FOR NUBIAN STUDIES IN GERMANY AND THE USA. AND THE OTHER PART OF THE WORLD, ARE VERY VERY, WELCOME. IN THIS RECPECT.
4 - MEANS AND WAYS OF GROUPING THE NUBIANS TO BACK THESE EFFORTS.

IN THE END OF THIS INTRODUCTORY OUTLINE WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE NETTERS THAT THEY CAN RAISE ANY MATTERS PERTAINING TO NUBIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY OVER AND ABOVE THE AIMS LISTED ABOVE. YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PARTCIPATE, AND WE HOPE OBJECTIVLY AND CONSTRUCTIVELY, BECAUSE NUBIA RESTS DEEP IN OUR HEARTS AND WE ARE SURE IT WILL SOON OCCUPY A NICHE IN YOURS TOO IF IT HASN'T DONE ALREADY !!!

N.B.:THE ABBREVIATION WE CHOSE FOR (NUBIAN FORUM) IS "(NUB)" WHICH IN NUBIAN LANGUAGE MEANS "GOLD".

ARTI ERGI NALEH !! **************** NOR OKKA NAHJAH !! GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!

GREETINGS FROM: HASAN M.EL-MELIK DR.HASAN A.AZIZ MOHAMED OKASHA KHALIL, RES. 4682278 AFTER 2:00 PM Tel. 4620226 Tel.4642113 AFTER 9:00AM OFF. 4675695 AFTER 8:00 AM FAX.4656401

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Message-Id: 199601111918.OAA08560@orion.sas.upenn.edu
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 12:31:02 SLT
From: Hasan El-Melik D03N003@SAKSU00.BITNET
Subject: ABOUT NUBIAN FORUM (NUB).