Nubian Rights Section on Mada Masr

Mada Masr Archive on Nubian Rights

The Mada Masr section on Nubian rights: Click here

"There were several waves of forced Nubian displacement in the 20th century. Nubians were displaced with the building of the dam by the British in 1902, and when its height was raised on two different occasions in 1912 and 1933, and again with the building of the Aswan High Dam by former President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1963-4." Click here for article

Posted on 2016-11-30 , Author: Mada Masr, Publisher.

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