More than Just “Genocide”

Posted on February 22, 2008
Filed Under Sudan, Art/Photography, Sudanese |

Thanks to the sensationalism of the mainstream media, Sudan has become synonymous with genocide. Oh and not to forget, evil teddy bears. But there’s more to us than just that - a lot more.

In fact, Andrew Heavens knows what I’m talking about.

Here’s the first. Meroe pyramids, about three hours drive out of Khartoum. You can stay in a beautiful but pricey Italian camp with breakfast and dinner thrown in. In the mornings and evenings, you can walk out across the desert, hike up sand dunes, kick at the strange metallic desert stones, explore the pyramids and try and read the 18th century graffiti mixed in with the ancient, ancient hieroglyphics.

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7 Responses to “More than Just “Genocide””

  1. Nobody on February 23rd, 2008 1:59 am

    Here’s the first. Meroe pyramids, about three hours drive out of Khartoum. You can stay in a beautiful but pricey Italian camp with breakfast and dinner thrown in. In the mornings and evenings, you can walk out across the desert, hike up sand dunes, kick at the strange metallic desert stones, explore the pyramids and try and read the 18th century graffiti mixed in with the ancient, ancient hieroglyphics.

    absolutely not interesting … we want more genocide and teddy bears entertainment

  2. Drima on February 23rd, 2008 3:08 am

    Dude, become a reporter, you’d make a great over sensational one. ;)

  3. Matthew on February 23rd, 2008 3:37 am

    I really wish I could go to Sudan… my friend and I were going to try to cross from Egypt last year when I was studying abroad, but then a journalist got beheaded in Khartoum and my buddy chickened out.

  4. Drima on February 23rd, 2008 4:13 am

    Hehehe, Matthew, I know the feeling, trust me.

    Thing is, the first time I went to the United States, I was scared of walking around Chicago at night. When I went to New York, I was even more worried.

    My friend and I were out until 3.30AM and every two minutes I’d ask her if we were still within Manhattan. You know, just to make sure we don’t cross into Harlem or Brooklyn and get mugged (or worse killed in a drive by).

    American gangster movies are just as a bad as CNN. Khartoum is pretty safe, in fact safer than most major American cities. :)

  5. Dalu on February 23rd, 2008 7:14 am

    Sadly even as a Sudanese, I have developed a very shameful cynical/jaded view of Sudan, but not directly. It’s too confusing to sort out right now.

    It’s not so much directed towards the land, or even the people. Ok, some ppl. Maybe it’s the fact that Sudan is now like God’s new (one of many) blind spot(s) or something.

    Or maybe it’s the fact that my extended family is undergoing some serious food shortage right now and I can’t’ do jack about it. :\

    I get pissed and riled up whenever I think of Sudan.

  6. Drima on February 23rd, 2008 7:20 am

    I’m an optimist, a realist one. Shit - government and most people’s mentality - won’t improve for another 50-100 years but eventually some day it will. Gotta start somewhere and do your part. :)

  7. The Raccoon on February 25th, 2008 12:58 pm

    The antiques in Sudan are something I would have loved to visit… if visiting Sudan wasn’t a death sentence for me. Probably a slow and extra painful death sentence.

    :/

    Dalu -

    Best of luck to them…

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