I appreciate the diversity in this episode. The insightful guests are fantastic! Keep up the good work. Suzi, watching from London, England. Looking forward to the next episode 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Can you guys find a way to integrate us South Sudanese in Europe into the show? U.K, France, Finland, Denmark and the Netherlands etc Much love from Amsterdam 🙏 and keep uplifting us.
Absolutely! We can actually add guest speakers via Zoom or Skype to interact with our panel in real time. We will also explore more ways to include our Sosa fam outside of the U.S. Our email is ladiesofsosa@gmail.com to send an inquiry to be on the panel for you or anyone that is interested. We just need full name, she, background/occupation, social media handle, and the topics most interested in. 🤎🇸🇸
This conversation was great! I also miss community events too!! By the way just wanted to add: hummus doesn't come from arabs nor do many traditions and cultural practices that we have preserved today including henna. That is a huge misconception. Most of these practices in North Sudan came from the Kingdom of Kush which was found in the tombs of those who passed and we kept them. I only find it odd when people are singing in arabic and listening to songs in arabic and obsessed with the arabic language more than their own indigenous tongues! Also since I've started travelling back regularly i feel closer to the culture. Spending time in the motherland is the best way to really get it.
Great show I'd like to add that Sudan is not an Arabic word it was adopted by Arabs but the word is coming from the Ancient Egyptian word Suten meaning royalty or Kings. Many parts of Africa were known for there kingdoms and the name was preserved when the country of Sudan was established.
I love the Hana party; I don't think it's an all-Arab practice. I believe the Nubians (my people) have a lot of influence on our wedding traditions. Sudanese Arab weddings tend to be a bit different from the Black Sudanese. PS. I peeked 👀 at a S. Sudanese funeral back in Sudan when I was around 6-7 years old, and the songs they sang still stuck with me. When you played a few clips of the music it brought tears to my eyes. Now I want to listen to it again, but then I remember it's a funeral song so I think it is a sad song. Is it all sad songs they play at funerals? Curious 🤔🤔
@@mizamewI’m confused, are there different type of Nubians and I need to be specific when I refer to myself as a Nubian? I know in Sudan we say Nuba. I’m genuinely curious 🧐 I have been using Nuba/Nubian my entire life. Should I say Nuba Mountain tribe to be specific or something? Are there other special groups of Nubians that I’m associating myself with, and I shouldn’t? Sorry if you are part of that group, and I offended you.
@@sueb1955 “The Nuba people are indigenous inhabitants of central Sudan. The Nuba are made up of 50 various indigenous ethnic groups who inhabit the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan state in Sudan, encompassing multiple distinct people that speak different languages which belong to at least two unrelated language families.”
Nyiel's beauty is angelic. But just to add on to her point regarding tribalism: After the war, resources became scarce and most of the people that had access to opportunities were the Dinka and Nuer. Which caused hate from the minor tribes. Nonetheless we're all S. Sudanese and we'll get to a better place together ❤
❤ I appreciate the add on. I agree to that as well, when resources become scarce with the agenda of political warfare that will happen. I believe one day we will come to the realization that unity is much more of importance than division. And to your point at the end of the day we are all S. Sudanese. @nyathomas4717 ❤
North Sudanese are not "Arab", they're indigenous Africans who've been Arabized over time by Arab imperialism... Sudanese "Arab" culture is heavily influenced by indigenous Nubian culture, not the other way around!
From what I understand, that's true, there are people who are both African and Arab,the Arab connection isn't cultural. The whole of Arabia was populated by ancient African people that live in both regions.
