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'They tried to erase our history': Sudan's national heritage is threatened by war
'War in Sudan: A Trapped Nation' (5/6) When the country's museum collections fell into the Rapid Support Forces' hands, they became a real weapon in the conflict with the regular army. Some say the aim is to erase and replace Sudanese identity.
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their lives weren't enough the Arabs had to steal their history as well
Inaugurated in 1971 and located on the banks of the Blue Nile, just a few steps from Sudan's presidential palace, the museum held nearly 100,000 artifacts dating from Sudan's prehistoric age to its Islamic period, including the Christian era, the Nubian civilization, and, above all, the Kingdom of Kush, which built the country's pyramids.

