 View these pages on social life, housing, food, and other aspects of life in an African village. Kolomiseed (in Al-Zawrat) is a small village on the Nile River in northern Sudan. This part of Sudan and the nearby part of Egypt are known as Nubia. The Nubian people have lived along the Nile for thousands of years, since pharaonic times. Elements of their ancient culture persist in their lives today.
To see the humanitarian projects that Nile Valley Herbs and the Mother Maryam Foundation support in this village, click here.
The Life on the Nile exhibit is a freestanding exhibit of photographs, artifacts, and samples of traditional medicines, which illustrates everyday life in the Nubian village of Kolomiseed. It was produced under the sponsorship of the Texas Council for the Humanities, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, and the Junior League of Austin. It can be ordered from the Texas Humanities Resource Center, with shipping costs paid. For more information, contact the Center.
Texas Humanities Resource Center
3809-A South 2nd St.
Austin, TX 78704
tel.(512)-440-1991 ext. 136
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