Hajja Medina 6/6

We come full circle in this closing episode (minute 43 to end) as Hajja Medina begins her long trip back to Khartoum. She spends time with friends before she leaves, enjoys a typical Sudanese meal in a Cairo restaurant, reflects on her hopes for her family during her long train journey to Aswan, closes some

Hajja Medina (5/6)

This linguistically straightforward excerpt (from minute 32.30 – 43.00) is one to enjoy and consolidate listening skills without worrying about new lexis. Hajja Medina indulges in taxi smalltalk, useful for any Arabic-learning traveler wanting to get about in Egypt; she negotiates prices for her goods with two very different characters and expands on her relationships

Hajja Medina (4/6)

In the fourth excerpt, Hajja Medina takes a minibus to Faisal district of Cairo, home to a substantial Sudanese community and the many Sudanese shops where Hajja Medina trades her goods. In the first scene, Hajja Medina negotiates the fare to Faisal with the Egyptian minibus driver, and gives us a good example of Egyptian

Hajja Medina Travels to Aswan: Coming and Going (3/6)

In this excerpt, Hajja Medina talks about the reactions she has sometimes received when traveling with traditional Sudanese goods and explains the type of things her friends and neighbors tend to order from Egypt. As she is buying her coach ticket to Cairo, she strikes up a conversation with a young fellow traveler. She explains

Hajja Madina (2/6) The Shrine at Hamed Al-Nil and Sudanese Coffee Rituals

In this extract, Hajja Medina tells us how difficult life has become for women traders. She seeks spiritual comfort at the shrine at Sheikh Hamed El Nil, in Omdurman as she always does before she embarks on a journey, and explains why this is so important to her. See https://wordpress.com/post/womensliteracysudan.blog/1392 to learn more about Hamed

Hajja Medina’s Story – Coming and Going (1/6)

Always on the move, Hajja Medina’s travels have given her, she tells us, an education and understanding of real life as valuable as any university could offer. Sudan – Coming and Going Hajja Medina tells us about her family and the daily challenges she faces. She visits Omdurman Market to buy Sudanese goods to sell