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title: "A House Against Housing: Post-Displacement Nubian Domesticity"
authors: ["agha.md"]
abstract: This text discusses the displacement of the Nubian community and their
houses due to hydropower projects, particularly the Aswan Low Dam, and
subsequent developments. The impact of these projects led to economic
hardships, male migration to urban areas for work, and women managing
the Nubian houses. Despite these challenges, the Nubian community
displayed resilience in rebuilding their villages. The text also
examines the housing project initiated by the state for resettlement,
known as \"New Nubia", by the state but referred to unfavorably as \"*Al
Tagheer*\" by Nubians. The planning and implementation of this project
were criticized for not adequately considering the Nubian culture and
community needs, resulting in dissatisfaction among residents. Here, I
highlight how Nubians took matters into their own hands, making
modifications to the state-built dwellings to align them with their
cultural norms. Nubian women played a crucial role in these
modifications and the construction of houses, displaying their
abstract: This text discusses the displacement of the Nubian community and their houses due to hydropower projects, particularly the Aswan Low Dam, and subsequent developments. The impact of these projects led to economic hardships, male migration to urban areas for work, and women managing the Nubian houses. Despite these challenges, the Nubian community displayed resilience in rebuilding their villages. The text also examines the housing project initiated by the state for resettlement, known as \"New Nubia", by the state but referred to unfavorably as \"*Al Tagheer*\" by Nubians. The planning and implementation of this project were criticized for not adequately considering the Nubian culture and community needs, resulting in dissatisfaction among residents. Here, I highlight how Nubians took matters into their own hands, making modifications to the state-built dwellings to align them with their cultural norms. Nubian women played a crucial role in these modifications and the construction of houses, displaying their
resilience and adaptability.
keywords: ["Nubia", "displacement", "resilience", "domesticity", "gender", "architecture"]
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