The weekly cultural segment, Ajras al-Huriyya, Issue No. 508, 27 October 2009

Tea shop lady from Dinder

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Description: Portrait of a tea shop lady from Dinder

Country location: Sudan

Woman and her children from Niaro

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Description: Portrait of a young woman from Niaro and her kids. It is an ancient tradition of the Nuba to wear a lot of colourful jewellery even in everyday life. The women's jewellery consists mainly of necklaces which, in addition to the many small plastic beads, combine traditional jewellery objects such as the kawri shells with recent objects, for example a key ring in the shape of a car tyre.

Country location: Sudan

Two young women from Niaro

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Description: Portrait of two young ladies and two little girls among the gneiss outcrops into which the village huts are built. The coloured dresses of the ladies harmonise with the brown tones of the surroundings and yet are amazing points of contrast

Country location: Sudan

Mother from Juba

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Description: This woman lives in one of the outskirts of Juba. When we visited her, she told us about her son who died in the war between North and South Sudan. He is buried right next to her house.

Country location: South Sudan

Woman from Fungor

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Description: Snapshot: A woman walking along one of the paths between the huts of Fungor. The fact that she suddenly looked to the side gives the image a strong dynamic that fascinated me at that moment.

Country location: Sudan