This exhibit is now over. The prices, dates, places and external
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Against their will, the Nuba people from Southern Sudan became
involved in armed conflict in Southern Kordofan in 1985, when a unit of the
Sudan People’s Liberation Army attacked the government army in the Nuba
area. Thousands of people lost their lives and whole areas were left
devastated as Arabs roamed around plundering and killing, raping women and
selling children as slaves. Many Nuba fled but they still carry the scars of
cruelty.
On Sunday 9 January 2005 a peace agreement was signed in Nairobi between
Vice-president Ali Osman Mohammed Taha and rebel leader John Garang.
However, it remains uncertain whether the Nuba will ever be able to rebuild
their villages, start farming again and educate their children. Stichting
Abdo is helping the process of rebuilding by giving financial support to
several educational projects.
The photos hanging in the corridors and the library of the African Studies
Centre in the Pieter de la Court building, Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden are for
sale and all profits will go to the Stichting Abdo. For information on
prices, please check their website:
www.abdo.nl.
The exhibition is open weekdays from 9:00 – 17:00 until 27 July 2006. Feel free to come and take a look!
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