PODCAST. Nubia Is Still Alive Today: Identity, Memory and Liminality in Displacement

"Nubia Is Still Alive Today: Identity, Memory and Liminality in Displacement"

Women from Korosko: Riad, M. and Abd El -Rasoul, K. (2010). Rehla fi Zaman Al Nuba [Journey in the Time of Nubia]. 2nd ed. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organisation.

While enduring various waves of migration displacements and cultural and political marginalization, Nubians have been living in a liminal space of collective memory, nostalgia, and reconstructed identities. In Egypt, after the displacement of 1964, Nubians are now dispersed in a number of urban centers across the country. In addition to the displacement villages in Kom Ombo north of Aswan. Today’s podcast acts as an introduction to the Nubian people and their story. Yahia will be tackling three general topics - how contemporary Nubians are preserving their identity in a continuous struggle to move forward while looking at the past, how post-displacement memories manifest in daily life, the formation of a collective Nubian identity, and how this culture is preserved. This podcast will appeal to fans of identity formation, construction, memory, politics, discussions of nostalgia, liminality, or even people interested in relatively unknown historical topics.

Yahia Saleh is a researcher, author, and social worker. Saleh’s work focuses on the intersections between migration, forced displacement, memory, and masculinity. His research is grounded in active involvement in socio-political initiatives in Egypt and Sweden, focusing on Nubian cultural and land rights and social engagement in civil society organizations, migrant and black communities. Saleh holds an MA in International Migration and Ethnic Relations from Malmö University (Sweden), and is the winner of MIM Master Thesis Award 2023.