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__ Culture __

__ Sudan Clothing  __

__Men__ Western style clothing is commonly worn in workplaces by Sudanese men. In other places, traditional dress is preferred such as: long-pastel robes, a skullcap, and a length of cloth covering their head. Laborers wear baggy pants covered by a thigh-length tunic.

 







__Women__ For much of the twentieth century, the Isalmic drees was simply a 30-foot length of material wound around their body. Today it includes a shawl pulled over the head, and may include a sort of heavy overcoat. At home, women wear light dresses.







__ Cuisine __ The staple food is durra, used to make breads and porridges. These are eaten with various types of stew, beans, lentils, and salads. Sheep is the favorite meat. Meals are eaten by hand from a round tray from which various bowls of food are surrounded with bread for dipping. Meals are segragated by gender.



Cucumber/Yogurt Salad
This is a delightful, refreshing summer salad also popular in Egypt, Turkey and the Balkans.

Ingredients

 * 2 Cups (16oz/500g) plain yogurt
 * 1 Clove garlic, finely minced
 * 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and shredded or finely diced
 * salt and freshly ground pepper

Method:
__ Music __ Sudan has a rich and unique musical culture that has been through chronic instability and repression during the modern history of Sudan. Beginning with the imposition of strict sharia law in 1989, many of the country's most prominent musicians and poets were imprisoned while others fled to Cairo. At the same time, however, the European militaries contributed to the development of Sudanese music by introducing new instruments and styles
 * 1) In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
 * 2) At serving time, taste and adjust the seasoning, then serve immediately

__Sources:__ http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Rwanda-to-Syria/Sudanese.html Photos provided by [|www.google.com] __    http://www.sudan.net/society/recipe.html#Recipes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sudan