 I
don't know exactly when I was born, some time around 1954 more
or less. I was born in Kolomiseed in Az-Zawrat, a beautiful
and peaceful village on the bank of the Nile River in the Nubian
region of Sudan. I was lucky to grow up in a traditional agricultural
village where the entire community helped to raise each child.
After
I worked as a legal advisor and taught for several years,
I moved to Texas, where I got a graduate degree in Education.
I have taught in the public schools in Austin and at the University
of Texas at Austin. To pass on some of the lessons I learned
growing up in my village, I have given a presentation called
"Life on the Nile" at schools, museums, and community
centers all over the US. I have given presentations and conducted
workshops associated with exhibits on ancient Nubia and ancient
Egypt at museums, including the Museum of the Oriental Institute
at the University of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Art,
the Portland Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute
of Art.
I also have created a free-standing exhibit
of photographs and artifacts illustrating life in a Nubian village.
This exhibit is available from Texas Council for the Humanities
free of charge to museums, libraries, schools, and community centers.
I run a small business called Nile Valley Herbs, Inc. We sell our
products--hibiscus and hibiscus mint
tea--to restaurants, coffeehouses, health food stores, and healthy
individuals. Proceeds from our sales go toward implementing projects
in the village of Kolomiseed (Az-Zawrat).
Some of our projects have been: 1)
the provision of a clean water supply and distribution system (we're
still raising funds for this); 2) assistance to the villagers in
the building of a school; 3) the construction of a flood control
protection wall for the village; 4) the installation of solar panels
on the community center; and 5) the test of a wind pump for irrigation.
For more information, please contact
us.
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