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Badeaa Osman Mustafa
and her grand daughter,
Menna Abdulhamid,
visit the remains of
an Egyptian temple
at the Sudan National
Museum, in Khartoum.
Around 40 percent
of Sudan’s population
is under 15, and many
young people are
rediscovering their
history as scholars try
to wrest the legacy of
Kush from the shadow
of ancient Egypt.
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Adherents of Sufism,
a mystical dimension
of Islam, perform the
dhikr, a ritual that can
involve drumming and
dance, at the tomb of
Sheikh Hamed al Nil,
in Omdurman. Sudan
is home to one of the
world’s largest Sufi
communities. Its lead-
ers wield powerful
influence, and some
Sufi orders supported
the popular uprising
that toppled Bashir.
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