Khartoum, Madrassa Boy
Sudan is the third largest country in Africa. It is a federal presidential representative democratic republic with a legal system based on Islamic law, since Islam is the predominant religion. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroe and others, most of which flourished along the Nile. During the pre-dynastic period Nubia and Nagadan Upper Egypt were identical, simultaneously evolved systems of pharaonic kingship by 3300 BC. Because of its proximity to Egypt, the Sudan participated in the wider history of the Near East inasmuch as it was Christianized by the 6th century, and Islamized in the 15th. Sudan is rarely visited by foreigners; yet it offers a wealth of historical treasures and extraordinary landscapes. Not to forget its amazingly welcoming people. Near the Mahdi's tomb stands a mosque and a Madrassa. I pushed the door to enter, and was welcome to see the students studying Holy Quran and writing the surates they had learnt on wooden boards. They were proud to show me their work and to recite the Holy Book.
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Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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