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"...showcases the strength of the MFA’s collection, with hundreds of objects on view, some for the first time. Highlights include the exquisite jewels of Nubia’s queens, an army of funerary figurines, gold and silver treasure, and a stele bearing the longest known inscription in the still untranslated Meroitic language and script. The exhibition also brings new insights and voices. Throughout the galleries, video interviews with a biological anthropologist, an Egyptologist, a young Sudanese American, a photographer, and a professor connect the objects on view to pertinent themes such as power, self-representation, and cultural appropriation."

Le site offre la présentation sur le centre et les activités du personnel de recherche, le contenu de la bibliothèque du centre--y compris une liste des dernières acquisitions, et quelques publications en ligne. << Le CEDEJ est un centre de recherche pluridisciplinaire, dont les travaux portent sur l'Egypte et le Soudan contemporarins...il a été créé par l'accord de coopération franco-égyptien de 1968. ...L'antenne du CEDEJ à Khartoum, fondéé en 1993, ...en collaboration avec le Development Studies and Research Center (rattaché à la Faculté de Sciences Economiques et Sociales de l'Université de Khartoum)...>>

Assorted notes, historical essays, and Darfur historical documents: a catalogue--documents photographed by Prof. Rex Sean O'Fahey in the 1970s.

A detailed description of the collection at Durham University, UK. "The Archive was founded in 1957 to collect and preserve the papers of administrators and others who had served or lived in the Sudan during the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium. It contains official, semi-official and private papers which document in considerable detail the Sudan under Mahdist and Condominium rule for the period 1883-1956, with some material from the post-independence period. It includes a substantial quantity of papers relating to Egypt, Arabia, Palestine, Transjordan, Syria andAfrican states bordering on the Sudan."

The digitized book, A leopard tamed (1968), field notes, grammar, and word lists of a woman missionary in southern Sudan.

"Founded in 1972 in Warsaw, Poland, The International Society for Nubian Studies provides a focus for those interested in the archaeology and history of Nubia and Sudan, and seeks to promote awareness of the rich cultural heritage of this region."
--See especially: Blogs and Links

A general information site for Nubian history and culture, with a historical "who's who" list. The author is an architect with a strong interest in his own Nubian cultural heritage.

"A season blending contemporary visual arts, theatre, music, design, films and words from and about Sudan."

This site in German offers summaries of the activities of the society, contact information, table of contents of the SAG Bulletin, an archive of photos (GIF files), and links to Sudan-related web sites. "The Sudan Archaeological Society in Berlin (SAG) was founded on September 23, 1993. The society's aim is the preservation especially of the ruins at Musawwarat es Sufra/Sudan in collaboration with the Institute for Sudanarchaeology and Egyptology, Humboldt University of Berlin."

The website offers information about current research, fieldwork projects, and publications by the Society (founded in 1991).
See especially: Sudan and Nubia, 1997-2022 (Bulletin of the SARS)

The site includes downloadable papers from SIRP members and a 2007 SIRP-sponsored conference, as well as information about SIRP projects. "...an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization dedicated to the promotion of knowledge about The Sudan. SIRP seeks to provide a platform for scholars (especially Sudanese) concerned with the provision of accurate, well-researched, independent materials to contribute to the development of The Sudan and the Sudanese peoples in a broad sense."
--See especially: Sudan Vote Monitor (2010)

"A digitisation project dedicated to conserving and promoting Sudanese cultural and documentary heritage...The materials scanned by Sudan Memory include films, photos, manuscripts, objects, documents and art works. Many stories, histories and memories related to this content have been recorded...Funded by the British Council Cultural Protection Fund and the Aliph Foundation. King’s College is the project lead. The National Records Office (NRO) and Sudanese Association for Archiving Knowledge (SUDAAK) are the major national partners."

"The first phase of the Archive involved the digitisation of technical reports on aid and development from Operation Lifeline Sudan (1989-2005). A library of contemporary and historical literature on environmental issues was added in 2006; a collection of reports on local peace processes in 2007. They will be followed by further ethnographic writing, grammars and dictionaries of Sudanese languages, and collections of documents in Arabic."
-- Includes an archive of e-books & documents and an extensive list of web sites

"The Sudan Studies Association (SSA) is an independent professional society founded in the United States in 1981. Membership is open to scholars, teachers, students, and others with interest in the Sudan. The Association exists primarily to promote Sudanese studies and scholarship. It maintains a cooperative relationship with the Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum. SSA works to foster closer ties among scholars in the Sudan, North America, Europe, the Middle East and other places."
-- SSA Bulletin and Newsletter Archive, 1981-2017
-- See also: Past SSA Annual Meetings

"Offered here is an English translation of the Sudan portion of Theodoro Krump's book (Augsburg: Georg Schulter & Martin Happach, 1710). The present version is adapted with minor modifications from the Hambata edition of 1979, in turn derived from the copyrighted text of 1974."

A searchable information portal --in English-- for all higher education institutions in Sudan, with an archive of selected documents, videos, and publications. "Sudan Universities Sustainable Development Goals (SUDSDGs) aims to bring together Sudanese universities, colleges and research institutions in a national forum to collaborate and reconnect with the discourse of Sustainable Development."

An extensive list of links and fact sheets for teacher and classroom use---frequently updated. "This portal will be developed over three years (2005-2008), and will portray the variety of Sudanese experiences, showcase not only empirical facts of the country's history, political economy, ecology, societies and cultures, but also its literatures in indigenous and colonial languages, arts and music, and scholarly work."
--See also: Understanding Sudan: Commentary by Prof. Michael Kevane of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.

An open access digital library of books, documents, maps, papers, and prints on Sudanese history and cultural anthropology.