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“As a Sudanese young person growing up in Britain this exhibition has educated me on my own culture and the diversity within Sudan. The beautiful quotes have inspired me.”

L. Said, S. Idris, A. Said, Exhibition Visitors, London, UK, January 2016

“I am mesmerised by this exhibit. Thank you for showing me this part of the world.”

I. Cheema, Exhibition Visitor from Toronto. In London, UK, January 2016

“I am impressed by the documentation you have made about our Sudanese heritage and culture. I really appreciate this nice work which comes from the bottom of your heart. Dear sister we salute you for this very significant achievement. Thank you very much for your great effort to introduce Sudanese culture across Europe.”

H.A.A., Khartoum, Sudan, May 2015

“Sand in My Eyes is more than a source of nostalgic feelings and a reminder of our bygone past. For me, it is a close reminder of how research is made, folklore put in practical action, patience and resilience is given a meaning in Sudan and above all how the word ‘possible’ is proved to exist despite all odds. I dream of a presentation by Nagy Enikö in Sharja Hall to our scholars and academics on the whole idea from inception to delivery, how it was implemented, the difficulties faced, funds generated, photos selected, proverbs and poetry coupled with each photo.”

K. Tayeb, University Lecturer and Translator, Khartoum, Sudan, March 2015

“It is really delighting to see someone find beauty in Sudan nowadays, where most of us Sudanese people see nothing but despair and darkness. Thank you a million times for your beautiful soul and eyes. Your eyes saw the beauty of Sudan, its people and sands.”

Essam Eisa Rajab, Poet, Khartoum, Sudan, March 2015

“In the train I went through your work, and I was overwhelmed by so many feelings. I realised that my eyes were welling up with tears; that I miss home so much, and that I have been in England too long; that my career has been polished and improved to enable me to return to Sudan, and that we should do something. How did you do that? The English winter suddenly got harsher! I read a lot. Books invoke a lot of feelings in people, but never before has a book brought tears to my eyes.”

D. Omar Nawrani, Reader, London, UK, March 2015

“It was a wonderful evening, full of warmth, and humanity. The moving film and listening to the reading of the narratives have captivated everyone. I am still filled with these impressions, this new window into a world which I thought I knew already.”

Dr. Werner Daum, Ethnologist, Former Ambassador to Sudan,
Berlin, Germany, February 2015

“I feel the photos as very intense and sensitive. People there must trust you very much for such intimate images to have come to existence. They are right to trust you. With these images you have not betrayed them, but portrayed them as graceful, spirited individuals.”

S. Bähr, Exhibition Visitor, Munich, Germany, August 2014