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It is a polytonal story with wide range of people who fell victims to harsh social and ethnic practices. Prof. Mastura was foremost among those who suffered much being from an ethnic minority, however emerged victorious finally and regained belief in herself. She even helped others to look down upon denigration, fight boldly all sorts of self-abasement and march up the slopes of progress with unfaltering steps.

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Dr. Mahmoud was born in 1961 in a small island in White Nile river called Umjar at an agricultural and pastoral setting. His family then moved to a nearby urban setting (Edueim), where he received his primary education at the Institute of Education Bakht er Ruda. He graduated with a BA in English and Linguistics from Khartoum University.

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