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CELEBRATING NUBIAN WOMEN
Mar 21, 2009 at 9:00am to Mar 22, 2009 at 1:00pm EDT
Location: Museum in Docklands
Description: The month of March is a special time for remembering the significant contribution of women to society. As part of International Women’s Month, The Equiano Society and Windrush Foundation in association with Museum in Docklands present a unique weekend event in celebration of NUBIAN WOMEN. Nubia is the homeland of one of Africa's earliest black civilization, with a history that can be traced from about 10,000 B.C. through Nubian monuments and artifacts. In antiquity, Nubia was a land of great natural wealth, of gold mines, ebony, ivory and perfumes. Its glorious history and heritage predate that of Egypt. The main speaker on 21 & 22 March at Museum in Docklands will be a Nubian: Mrs Thanaa Mossa, Deputy Director of Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt, and her topic is: Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II. Thanaa will also discuss the contribution of Nubian women to society (both in Nubia and Egypt). The programme also includes the screening of Louis Buckley’s NUBIAN SPIRIT, a beautiful
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