From Khartoum to Meroe
MEI Encounter
From Khartoum to Meroe
October 06, 2008
Recently, I took a journey with the English language professors of the University of Al-Neelain in Khartoum to the Pyramids of Meroe, some 300 kilometers away. While the pyramids are a testament to the power of the ancient civilizations that produced them, this is not a story of those civilizations but rather a view into modern Sudan.
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Andrew Watkins is the director of English language editing at the Khartoum Monitor. He graduated with high honors from the
Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Andy was formerly a research and publications intern
with The Middle East Journal.
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