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  • Old Nubians sitting at the back of a mosque waiting for "Katb Al Kitab" event of "Matrimony Contract" to start
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  • A nubian woman cleaning carpets in the Nile at Kodi, Seheil Island, Aswan, Egypt 2014
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  • Hajja Moza selling souvenir dolls in the nubian village
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  • An old Nubian woman walking with her goats in Seheil Island
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  • Old nubian woman refining rice. They get this rice among other subsidized supplies
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  • Ruins of the deserted place of Nag' Bleida, an old nubian village in Gharb Aswan
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  • A house in Heisa Island
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  • A builder working on Gharb Aswan Village
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  • Relatives of the bride and groom playing cards and socializing before the wedding, Gharb Seheil
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  • High tide in Seheil Island
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  • Barbar in Gharb Seheil
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  • Relatives of the groom before his wedding
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • An old woman in Heisa Island
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Young men fishing near Gharb Seheil
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  • Relatives and neighbors of the groom's mother helping her in serving food for the guests before the wedding
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  • Nubians gathering & waiting in a mosque for "Katb Al Kitab" event of "matrimony contract" the legal aspect of an Islamic marriage
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  • Old nubian women trying to sell their artifacts in the Nubian market in Gharb Seheil
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  • Hajj Omar visiting relatives in the Nubian Village in Gharb Seheil
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  • Hajja Atamanny, the oldest Nubian woman in Seheil Island
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  • Nubian wedding night celebration
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  • Visiting their grandmothers before their wedding night, a Nubian wedding in Seheil Island
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  • Old Nubian women selling artifacts & souvenirs by the small port of Gharb Seheil
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  • Groom and his friends starting an invitation quest to visit all different Nubian villages and invite each family for his wedding day
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  • Nubian wedding night celebration
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  • An old Nubian woman with her cow in the field in Gharb Aswan
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  • A nubian family in Heisa Island
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  • An old Nubian and his grandson enjoying the afternoon weather during the preparation of a large court for the wedding night
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  • A nubian woman and her three daughters in Heisa Island
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  • Visiting their grandmothers before their wedding night, a Nubian wedding in Seheil Island
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  • The Nubian market in downtown Aswan
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  • Nubian wedding night celebration
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  • A shy nubian girl with her grandmother, Heisa Island
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  • Nubian wedding night celebration
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  • An old woman carrying fish for dinner, Seheil Island
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  • Bus drivers waiting by the Nile cornishe.
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  • Hajj Omar infront of his house with a painting of the pilgrimage journey that earned him the title Hajj
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  • A butcher and few relatives of the groom during the slaughtering process, this cow's meat will feed all the wedding guests
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  • The groom should be present during the whole process and as a tradition they put a drop of blood on his forehead
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  • Hajja Alia, Seheil Island
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  • Mourad and his nephew Sabrine in Seheil Island
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  • Relatives of the bride preparing the place for guests in Gharb Aswan
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  • Hajj Elias and his wife Fayza infront of their house in Tahgeer "immigration" area near Kom Umbo
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  • A small port used for access to Heisa Island
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  • Friends following the groom to the port to start visiting other villages to invite the wedding guests
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  • Henna made for the groom on the first day of the week-long ceremony of his wedding
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  • Walking in Seheil Island
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  • Ma'azoon speaking to the guests in Seheil Island
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  • Leftovers are served to the livestock
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  • Groom's mother and her neighbours preparing breakfast for guests arriving from outside Seheil island
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  • Graves on Heisa Island
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  • Hajj Eissa playing on his old tambour in his room of memories, Toshka Village Tahgeer area near Kom Umbo
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  • Transportation in Balana, near Kom Umbo
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Kids on a board holding on to a boat cruising the Nile, this makes their transportation faster & easier
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  • Hajj Mahmoud, starting retirement after guarding Temple of Isis since 1981, Philae Island
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  • Sabrine and her daughter in their home in Heisa Island
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  • Alrayyes Halafawy and his wife in their home in Heisa Island
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  • Hajja Saadiya making Sanasil
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  • Noha getting prepared to be engaged, doing Henna, a tradition to dye skin & fingernails for cosmetic purposes
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  • Adding meat-based sauce, making something like Spaghetti Bolognese
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  • Sabrine, the groom's younger sister is ready for the wedding night
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  • Children of Gharb Aswan waiting for the ceremony to start
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Hajja Fatma infront of her home in Besion, Gharb Aswan
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  • Kids playing in the Nile at Kodi, Seheil Island
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  • Gharb Seheil houses
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  • Am Ahmed, the maker of Tambour musical instrument
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  • Mona infront of a house in Besion, Gharb Aswan
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  • Mohamed broke his arms playing football, people of Seheil collected money for the operation as his mother Aziza couldn't afford it
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  • Mourad visiting relatives in Seheil Island
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  • Zeinab "Anesot" in Heisa Island
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  • Hajja Sameeha in her house in Naj' Besion. Those old traditional houses have a large square court, Gharb Aswan
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  • Mourad Family in Seheil Island
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  • A woman with her son and donkey, Seheil Island
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  • Mother of the groom in her house during the wedding night
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  • Pouring meat broth on stuffed green pepper
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  • Shaalawy, uncle of the bride, and Older guests enjoing the music from the rooms, Gharb Aswan
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  • Large families often invite the whole group to rest in their rooms and offer them cold drinks
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  • Hassan selling pottery in Balana, near Kom Umbo
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  • Umm Tarek putting out her husband's laundry to dry, & listening to her daughter who just came back from school, Heisa Island
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  • Hajja Fardous in her home, Seheil Island
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Groom's family receiving money from guests, each donation is written next to the name of the guest
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  • Chef specialized in mass catering hired by the groom's father to organize the cooking for the wedding
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  • Henna artist working on Heba's hand in Seheil Island
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  • Suhaila waiting for her henna to dry
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  • Hajja Riba, Heisa Island
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  • Hajj Elias remembering the old days before Tahgeer, a photo of himself while playing oud
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Saturday market at Sayala, known as Kalabsha market, near Kom Umbo
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  • Bride and groom arriving to Seheil Island with their friends and relatives
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  • Shaalawi checking the west port of Seheil Island before his son's wedding night. The main access to all Gharb Seheil guests
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  • Hajja Sameeha smoking Shisha in her home, her daughter Mona and grandson Yaseen sitting with her, Gharb Aswan
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  • Hajja Fawzia in her home in Seheil Island
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  • Kids playing in the Nile at Kodi, Seheil Island
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  • Nubia, Aswan
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  • A young girl for her Henna to dry, Seheil Island
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  • Hajja Aziza in her home in Seheil Island
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