Reuters, 17/11 13:58 CET
By Mahmoud Mourad
NASR AL-NUBA,
Egypt (Reuters) – For half a century, Egypt’s Nubians have patiently
lobbied the government in Cairo for a return to their homelands on the
banks of the upper Nile, desperate to reclaim territory their ancestors
first cultivated 3,000 years ago.
Yet all their efforts to gain political influence have
brought them next to nothing. In Egypt’s incoming parliament, which will
be finalised after a second round of voting starts on Sunday, the
Nubians will hold just one of 568 elected seats.
Many harbour a sense of grievance that dates at least to
1964, when then President Gamal Abdel Nasser forcefully removed the
residents of 44 Nubian villages to make way for the Aswan High Dam,
moving them to recreations of their villages.
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Source: Euronews
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