The Sudan Times, No. 288, 28 October 1956

Sudanese protesting in London against the Government of Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sudanrevolutionwomeninblue

Description: Members of the Sudanese diaspora and others from across the UK took to the streets of London to protest against the Government of Sudan. London, June 2019

Woman sheikha surrounded by her followers, Sudanese women in Sabonabe Sennar State

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sufitraditionsinsudan

Description: Woman sheikha surrounded by her followers. Sudanese women in Sabonabe Sennar State.

Country location: Sudan

Merowe Dam, Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.merowedamsiteinsudan

Description: Kitchen inside the Chinese compound.

Country location: Sudan

Coliseum cinema

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: The Coliseum cinema house, an open air cinema building of Khartoum (in Souk al Arabi).

Country location: Sudan

Headquarters of the Gezira Scheme

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.colonialarchitecturalheritage

Description: Headquarters of the Gezira Scheme located in Barakat, close to Wad Medani, the capital of the Gezira State.

Country location: Sudan

A gathering at the mausoleum (Maquam) of the founding saint

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sufitraditionsinsudan

Description: A gathering at the mausoleum (Maquam) of the founding saint. For pilgrims who have come from all over Sudan and from throughout the world, the centre of the festival is situated within the hexagonal mausoleum, which is busy night and day throughout the length of the festival. Followers come to gather at the tomb of Sheikh Mohammed Osman. Upon entry to this holy site a sense of serenity is noticed. Anyone may seek refuge here and whoever does so shares a moment of his or her life with the saint who lies beneath the dome, recently ornamented with calligraphy. A jar full of holy water accompanies the ritual of the visit to the saints tomb. During the long night, children, women and men may doze off alongside their protector saint whilst awaiting the Morning Prayer that closes the festival. Khartoum, Sudan.

Country location: Sudan

Sufi ceremony

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sufitraditionsinsudan

Description: Collective ritual. Disciples have to follow certain rules of conduct and spiritual exercises in order to progress towards God and to elevate themselves to the ranks of the pure. Men gather beneath the Burhani banner during the long night of Holiya to begin the ritual of Hadra, also known as Dhikr, from midnight until dawn. Disciples arranged in rows perform increasingly rapid rhythmic movements. They begin with a semi-circular motion from right to left and continue upright while flexing their legs. Dhikr is the spiritual method consisting of incantation of the name of Allah together with these specific movements. The objective of Dhikr is to purify the hearts of disciples and to bring them to a subtle and refined state of ecstasy. Women do not participate directly in Dhikr but allow themselves to be absorbed by the melodies sung by the Munshidin who cast a spell over this holy night. Khartoum, Sudan.

Country location: Sudan

Mainland town gate, Suakin, Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.suakin

Description: Mainland town gate, Suakin, Sudan.

Country location: Sudan

Coliseum cinema

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: The Coliseum cinema house, an open air cinema building of Khartoum (in Souk al Arabi).

Country location: Sudan

Film technician at the Coliseum cinema

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: Film technician, cinema house, Khartoum.

Country location: Sudan

Kamal Mohammed Ibrahim and Gadalla Gubara

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: Film directors Kamal Mohammed Ibrahim and Gadalla Gubara visiting the Sudan Film Unit in Omdurman.

Country location: Sudan

Barakat town in Al Jazirah state

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.colonialarchitecturalheritage

Description: Barakat town in Al Jazirah state, Sudan. It lies on the west shore of the Blue Nile to the south of Wad Madani.

Country location: Sudan

An open air cinema building in Khartoum North

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: An open air cinema building in Khartoum North.

Country location: Sudan

Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.collagecity

Description: Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan, eastern province of the Red Sea, populated by the Beja tribe. Tools for making cooking utensils and materials used for the construction of the habitats, showing the way people can live.

Country location: Sudan

Coliseum cinema

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.cinemainsudan

Description: The Coliseum cinema house, an open air cinema building of Khartoum (in Souk al Arabi).

Country location: Sudan

Sudanese women in Sabonabe Sennar State

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sufitraditionsinsudan

Description: Sudanese women in Sabonabe Sennar State

Country location: Sudan

Colonial building in Port Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.colonialarchitecturalheritage

Description: Colonial building in Port Sudan. Remnants of the colonial experience in Sudan from the Ottoman, Egyptian and British periods.

Country location: Sudan

East view of the Muhafisa ‘Government House’

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.suakin

Description: East view of the Muhafaza ‘Government House’.

Country location: Sudan

Khorshid Effendi House in Suakin

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.suakin

Description: Khorshid Effendi House in Suakin

Country location: Sudan

Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.collagecity

Description: Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan, eastern province of the Red Sea, populated by the Beja tribe. Tools for making cooking and materials used for the construction of the habitats, showing the way people can live.

Country location: Sudan

Tourist Officer, Suakin Island

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.suakin

Description: Tourist Officer (Mohammed Badai), Suakin Island.

Country location: Sudan

Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.collagecity

Description: Domestic life in the outskirts of Port Sudan, eastern province of the Red Sea, populated by the Beja tribe.

Country location: Sudan

A man selling beans at the old market of El Geyf town, Suakin, Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.suakin

Description: A man selling beans at the old market of the historc El Geyf (mainland) town, Suakin, Sudan.

Country location: Sudan

Sufi traditions in Sudan

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Collection: frederiquecifuentes.sufitraditionsinsudan

Description: During the week long Holiya festival followers reunite every night on an esplanade in a suburb of Khartoum. Some remain seated or else practice the Dhikr ritual. Thoughts are carried towards the heart of the night, soothed by the movements and songs of the ritual. One can rest for a while within the enclosure of the mausoleum or venture outside the sacred walls to sample an infusion of hibiscus flowers nimbly prepared by the Sudanse ladies comfortably installed in their little oriental salons by the side of the road. The warm welcome given by these small street traders forms part of the decoration and it complements a serene contemplation of the spectacle of the long night. Khartoum, Sudan.

Country location: Sudan