sabato 4 maggio 2013

Est del Sudan e la cultura della SPADA.



Rapporti Culturali da East Sudan sulla Sword & Sawakin:
La spada di East Sudan-Modifica da armi storiche a Mana € ™ s Finery
Port Sudan, Sudan orientale - Sedendosi su un piccolo sgabello di legno in Deim mercato arabo a Port Sudan, nel Sudan orientale, Tahir O'Nor sembra profondamente preoccupato nel mettere insieme le parti di una nuova spada e l'aggiunta di un tocco artistico alla sua lama affilata.
Egli appare distratto, tornando nella sua memoria al passato, quando la spada era l'arma principale per la gente del Sud Sudan, chiedendosi come ora si è trasformato in una pura decorazione per gli uomini e uno strumento per ballare con.
"In passato, la spada era l'arma principale per la maggior parte delle tribù in Oriente, in particolare le tribù Beja. E 'usato per occupare un importante status sociale, ma ha ormai diminuita ", ha detto O'Nor.
 "E 'stato in uso in Oriente Sudan migliaia di anni fa, con le tribù in lotta con essa in battaglie e incursioni e fu al tempo stesso una decorazione e un simbolo di virilità e di status sociale", ha aggiunto.

"Ma ora l'interesse per la spada è notevolmente diminuita a causa dello sviluppo e della diffusione delle armi da fuoco. Eppure, la spada ha mantenuto la sua posizione sociale e 'ancora portato dal Beja tribù dove-mai va ", ha detto O'Nor.

Storicamente, la spada in Oriente Sudan è stato un tema centrale di interesse per la sua forma, lama, elsa e fodero decorato. E 'stato dato molti nomi, ma il più famoso è "il Sammany", che prende il nome dal suo creatore.
O'Nor lucida spade e disegna e incide forme artistiche e ornamenti sulla guaina.

La lama è affilata con un file in un processo tecnico complesso in cui O'Nor pone la lama in un pezzo speciale di legno che tiene tra le sue gambe e abilmente conduce l'operazione di affilatura.

La spada che è fatto in Sudan orientale è famosa per i disegni geometrici e forme che sono incise sulla lama e che sono ispirati dalla cultura Beja. Svolge anche iscrizioni che possono essere versetti del Santo Corano, proverbi o linee di poesia.
 "La spada in Oriente è stato ed è ancora una caratteristica importante del popolo in quella parte del Sudan, è un simbolo di prestigio e di orgoglio ed è stato collegato con le loro vittorie e le battaglie storiche, in particolare contro la colonizzazione britannica", ha detto Mohamed Al-Hassan Al-Saigh, un ricercatore nel patrimonio Beja.

Ha aggiunto che la spada è stata ed è una parte importante di attrezzi di un uomo, sia a casa o in viaggio, e un uomo è sottovalutato e disprezzato se non sta portando una spada.
Rendere la spada completa di tutte e quattro le parti - la lama, elsa, guaina e supporto-è un processo tecnico integrale in cui i produttori fanno a gara per dimostrare le proprie capacità e di soddisfare il gusto dei clienti, Saigh aggiunto.
In Deim mercato arabo in Port Sudan che è frequentato dalle tribù Beja, difficilmente si può vedere un uomo senza una spada.

"Dovunque andiamo la spada ci accompagna ... è parte della nostra cultura e del patrimonio ... è il simbolo della tribù Beja ... la portiamo fino ad ora di difenderci, se necessario, e, inoltre, è un segno sociale" ha detto O'shaik, un venditore di scarpe nel mercato della città.

La spada è utilizzato anche nella danza e la spada-dance è praticato in funzioni sociali, in particolare le cerimonie di nozze e la circoncisione. Una tribù Beja normalmente è elegante e slanciata e quando ballano, si abbina la spada flessibile con i movimenti del suo corpo.

Da Mohammed Osman â € "Sudanow.info, 27/04/2013

giovedì 2 maggio 2013

Oh we are together .... come together wa...

Bashir & Kiir to witness first shipment of oil from Port Sudan: official.
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The chairman of Sudan’s parliamentary subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Mohammed Al-Hassan al-Amin, announced that that presidents Omer Hassan al-Bashir and Salva Kiir will witness launching the export of South Sudan’s first oil shipment through Port Sudan within the coming few days.

Sudan’s President Omer Hassan al-Bashir (C) meets his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir (L) upon his arrival at the Juba Airport in South Sudan April 12, 2013. (REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu)
In September of last year, both Sudan and South Sudan signed a series of cooperation agreements which covered oil, citizenship rights, security issues, banking, border trade among others.
Last March, the two countries signed an implementation matrix for these cooperation agreements.
The most notable provision in the agreement is related to resumption of oil exports by landlocked South Sudan which were suspended more than a year ago because of a dispute over transit fees.
The oil flow is expected to breathe life into the beleaguered economies of the two countries which were heavily dependent on oil remittances to pay for imports of basic commodities.
Al-Amin, who spoke at a press conference upon his return from Juba yesterday, said that the visit revealed a significant change in South Sudan’s stances towards Sudan,
He explained that senior officials in Juba have condemned the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) recent attack on Um Rawaba and called for a peaceful solution to all conflicts while distancing themselves from SRF and considering the problem an “Internal Sudanese issue”.
The Sudanese official went on to say that their meeting with Kiir was “a good omen”, saying that they stressed Sudan’s keenness to maintain good relations with South Sudan.
According to Al-Amin, Kiir has welcomed the visit and described it as “historic”, promising to visit Sudan in the near future.
Al-Amin pointed out that the meeting underscored the need to ease media campaigns between the two countries and to seek a joint solution to Sudan’s debts.
Last month president Bashir paid a historic first visit to South Sudan, fueling hopes of peace and cooperation between the two countries, after a tense year that has brought them to the brink of war over oil rights and territorial claims.
During the one-day visit, Bashir held talks with Kiir that focused on the implementation of agreements the two countries signed last year.
(ST)

martedì 9 aprile 2013

News of Sudan.


Western calls to end the emergency and launch a comprehensive dialogue to address the problems of Sudan fully.
Western calls to end the emergency and launch a comprehensive dialogue to address the problems of Sudan fully.

They send a clear criticism of the Sudanese government
04-09-2013 03:40 AM
Doha (dpa) - The number of the advanced industrial countries, including Canada, Germany and the European Union a clear criticism of the Sudanese government with respect to its role in the issue of peace and stability in Darfur. This came in a business second day of  international conferance  donors for reconstruction and development in Darfur, which began yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha.

And called for Canada, Germany and the European Union, Sweden, the Sudanese government to end the state of emergency in Darfur and to stop impeding the entry of various international organizations access to the Darfur region and providing humanitarian aid there. The Canadian delegate said, that the Sudanese government is obstructing the peace process by refusing to facilitate the task of donors and international and humanitarian organizations in particular, Canada has also demanded the need to make room for the entry donors to monitor the development projects being implemented there.

The representative of Canada, said that "the ongoing conflict now in South Kordofan and Blue Nile has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Sudan," and "We call on all parties to the conflict to allow unconditional access to humanitarian aid," and to launch negotiations between the government and the political parties based on trust, calling on Khartoum to stop violence and the implementation of its commitments to the peace and development.

The representative of Sweden called on the Sudanese government to "end the tribal problems and security breaches that erupted in the last period in the Darfur region, which he said would increase the feelings of anxiety about the future of peace in Darfur and Sudan."

And called on the Sudanese government to launch a comprehensive dialogue brings together all the political forces and civil society forces to address Sudan's problems in a comprehensive manner, including Darfur, as proven the futility of partial solutions. For its part, the representative of the European Union, which announced to provide 27 million euro bloc to Sudan, said Khartoum should provide appropriate conditions for the application development strategy for the Darfur region.

Western calls to end the emergency and launch a comprehensive dialogue to address the problems of Sudan fully.


Western calls to end the emergency and launch a comprehensive dialogue to address the problems of Sudan fully.

They send a clear criticism of the Sudanese government
04-09-2013 03:40 AM
Doha (dpa) - The number of the advanced industrial countries, including Canada, Germany and the European Union a clear criticism of the Sudanese government with respect to its role in the issue of peace and stability in Darfur. This came in a business second day of  international conferance  donors for reconstruction and development in Darfur, which began yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha.

And called for Canada, Germany and the European Union, Sweden, the Sudanese government to end the state of emergency in Darfur and to stop impeding the entry of various international organizations access to the Darfur region and providing humanitarian aid there. The Canadian delegate said, that the Sudanese government is obstructing the peace process by refusing to facilitate the task of donors and international and humanitarian organizations in particular, Canada has also demanded the need to make room for the entry donors to monitor the development projects being implemented there.

The representative of Canada, said that "the ongoing conflict now in South Kordofan and Blue Nile has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Sudan," and "We call on all parties to the conflict to allow unconditional access to humanitarian aid," and to launch negotiations between the government and the political parties based on trust, calling on Khartoum to stop violence and the implementation of its commitments to the peace and development.

The representative of Sweden called on the Sudanese government to "end the tribal problems and security breaches that erupted in the last period in the Darfur region, which he said would increase the feelings of anxiety about the future of peace in Darfur and Sudan."

And called on the Sudanese government to launch a comprehensive dialogue brings together all the political forces and civil society forces to address Sudan's problems in a comprehensive manner, including Darfur, as proven the futility of partial solutions. For its part, the representative of the European Union, which announced to provide 27 million euro bloc to Sudan, said Khartoum should provide appropriate conditions for the application development strategy for the Darfur region.

lunedì 8 aprile 2013

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venerdì 22 febbraio 2013

War in Darfur for Gold !!

Heavy artillery and rockets .. renewed battles gold in Darfur between the two tribes. 02-22-2013 05:37 AM Sky News Arabic Battles broke out between the two Arab tribes Thursday with heavy artillery and rockets in the gold mines in the region of Darfur in western Sudan, where similar clashes led last January to the movement of large displacement of the population. He said a residents Alsriv City in the state of North Darfur and used by its large number of displaced people "fighting erupted when armed groups attacked two villages in the west of the city of Seraph." He added that "confrontations lasted until sunset," but did not give any toll on the fall of potential victims. The other citizen in the city of Alsriv these battles. And was about a hundred thousand people have been affected in the fighting that erupted early January between Beni Hussein tribes and Abbala in Jebel Amer. According to the UN, has been fighting for control of gold mines and killed about a hundred people dead. Artiglieria pesante e razzi .. rinnovato oro battaglie in Darfur tra le due tribù. 2013/02/22 05:37 Sky News Arabic Battaglie scoppiato tra le due tribù arabe Giovedi con artiglieria pesante e razzi nelle miniere d'oro nella regione del Darfur, nel Sudan occidentale, dove gli scontri simili ha portato lo scorso gennaio al movimento di spostamento della popolazione. Ha detto che una città Alsriv residenti nello stato del Nord Darfur e usata dal suo gran numero di sfollati "scontri scoppiati quando i gruppi armati hanno attaccato due villaggi nella parte occidentale della città di Seraph." Egli ha aggiunto che "scontri durò fino al tramonto", ma non ha dato alcun pedaggio sulla caduta di potenziali vittime. L'altro cittadino nella città di Alsriv queste battaglie. Ed è stato un centinaio di migliaia di persone sono state colpite durante i combattimenti che scoppiò all'inizio di gennaio tra le tribù Beni Hussein e Abbala a Jebel Amer. Secondo le Nazioni Unite, è stato in lotta per il controllo delle miniere d'oro e uccise un centinaio di morti.

giovedì 21 febbraio 2013

VICTORY OF Malik Igar

SPLA spokesman: our troops on the outskirts of Kurmuk 02-20-2013 05:34 PM Office of the Spokesman Date: 20/02/013 Important Notice After the failed attempt of the National Congress system to occupy the Commissioner on the seventeenth of this month. And our continued resistance within the area of public Mpho defense of civilians and displaced persons in the entire south-western region targeted by the air and ground attack. It is the region's most full intensity of the displaced in the countryside of the Blue Nile controlled by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Sudan - north. An area that was targeted plan global relief, and after a fierce battle that lasted more than twenty hours managed our forces from expelling government forces from the Commissioner and the prosecution Flolha to 21 km into the city Kurmuk capital of the region south of the Blue Nile, and fighting is on the outskirts of the city of Kurmuk, and also continues government aviation heavy bombardment around the clock in the entire southern region, causing further displacement of the displaced and displaced out of Sudan. It is worth mentioning that the town of Kurmuk defend the Janjaweed militias that have been brought from Darfur, a Sudanese militias. In spite of the Army victories against government aggression, the SPLM a fixed position in the paging cessation of hostilities for humanitarian purposes and open safe corridors for humanitarian aid to all those in need of civilians on both sides of the conflict Arnaud Nicothelo Lodi Spokesman SPLM and SPLA For the Liberation of Sudan