Rebuilding Cultural Identity

Mourad S. Amer (1)
(1) PhD, Architect & CEO of IEREK for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt, Egypt

Abstract

Ever since the completion of the High Dam in 1964, Nubians have lost their culture and heritage as a result of sacrificing their land to flooding. Eventually, they became dispersed all over Sudan and Egypt with some ending up in different parts of the world and struggling to return to the shores of Lake Nasser. With short-lived success, Nubians managed to make a resurrection of Wade Half and re-locate in Sudanese towns. This paper aims to conserve the Nubian identity, which has been abandoned throughout the people’s emigration process. This paper presents a proposal of rehabilitation to the Nubians and their homeland along the shore of Lake Nasser. This paper provides recommendations for methods to repairing the damage caused to the Nubian population following their relocation and construction of the Aswan dam. The main idea behind this proposal is to re- link the Nubians to a life they loved and violated in terms of their association with the Nile River. It is an attempt to restore their favorite urban spaces and architectural elements. Without a doubt, the proposal encompasses recommendations to producing new designs to the Nubian house conforming to their identity, cultural heritage, and modern-day civilization as a way of rehabilitation.

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Authors

Mourad S. Amer
[email protected] (Primary Contact)
Author Biography

Mourad S. Amer, PhD, Architect & CEO of IEREK for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt

PhD, Architect & CEO of IEREK for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange

Amer, M. S. (2018). Rebuilding Cultural Identity. Environmental Science & Sustainable Development, 3(1), 17–30. https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v3iss1.279

Article Details

Received 2018-07-31
Accepted 2018-07-31
Published 2018-07-31