Sudan

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Gasim Mohamed
Born: Khartoum

Gasim describes his hometown:

I was born and raised in the capital city of Sudan. Compared to the other areas of Sudan, my community is the most privileged one according to my country's situation. While coming into Khartoum you cross the beautiful White Nile. Most of the houses are made out of mud. As it is one of the biggest cities, you will find a lot of traffic jams, with cars moving in and out of the city center. Most people use animals as means of transportation, such as: donkeys, horses and camels. In terms of development, my city has some hotels, shopping malls, beautiful pyramids, and the city museum.

Most people generally work hard for living. Most men work for their families, women stay in to do the household chores, while the children go to school from Monday to Sunday except for Friday. Friday is the only day off for most people as most meet in mosques to worship Allah.  We have five praying sessions on Friday.

While young people spend most of their time in school and praying, they have time to have fun as well. They are involved in sporting activities like track and soccer. As we all know, there is a lot that needs to be done about the situation in my country!

For more information about Khartoum, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/khartoum or www.africatravelling.net/sudan/khartoum
For updates on what is going on, visit: www.sudan.net/news  

About Sudan

Government: Authoritarian Dictatorship
President: Omar al-Bashir
Geography: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea between Egypt and Eritrea
Population: 41,236,378
Capital city: Khartoum
Official language: Arabic

For more information on Sudan, visit: www.sudan.net, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sudan, and www.allafrica.com/sudan

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