Description of Special Collection

Collection Level Description: Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman

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Collection name: Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman

Collection code: GB 0033 SAD

Date range: 1987-1990

Extent: 2 files

Language: English

Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections

Part of : Sudan Archive

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Contents:
Report on the Integrated Project for Rural Women, Red Sea Province, 1987 ; report on the contribution of Ahfad graduates in the development of the Sudan, 1990 ; printed material, including copies of The Ahfad Journal
About the creator:
Ahfad University for Women, the first university for women in the Sudan, was founded by Babikr Badri, the pioneer of female education in the Sudan. It opened originally as a private primary school in Rufa'a & achieved university college status in 1966. It contributes locally to women’s studies through its curriculum & has published The Ahfad Journal since 1983
Provenance:
Presented by Asia M. Ahmed, 1997
Catalogues:
Online catalogue

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Index terms

Ahfad University for Women.
Red Sea Province (Sudan)
Education -- Sudan.

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Date last modified: 25 November 2008