Papers and Scientific Conferences, Workshops, Meetings & Symposia

  • “Capacity Building Workshop on Strengthening Justice and the Rule of Law: The Design of the Judiciary and its Role in Enforcing the Constitution” from Monday9th May 2016 until Wednesday 11th May 2016 took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan. Workshop organized by Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law.
  • “Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan and South Sudan (ARUSS)” First Plenary Meeting 2-3 March 2016. Mokhlis Resort, Medani. Presented a paper “Unpleasant Homecoming: The Predicament of Returning Pastoralists from South Sudan to Aljabalain, White Nile State”.
  • Workshop on the “Design and Implementation of a Decentralised Constitutional System: Interrelationship between Levels of Government” on 4-7 April 2016, Pretoria, South Africa. Workshop organised by Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law and faculty of Law, University of Pretoria.
  • Roundtable on Governance Issues in The Multi-Stakeholder Responses to The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, 4 April 2016. Organised by African Union, Oxfam U. K. and African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of SSRC New York.
  • Second Training Workshop for the program’s 2015 cohort of individual research grantees and residential postdoctoral fellows. Workshop organized by African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. The workshop took place at the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), December l-4, 2015.
  • Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan and South Sudan (ARUSS) Annual Conference; Presented report on “Returning pastoralists from South Sudan in Aljabalain, south White Nile State”. Held at Regional Institute for Gender, Peace and Rights, Ahfad University for Women 4-6 November 2015.
  • NORHED Borderland Dynamics in East Africa. A Network Program for Capacity Building within Departments of Social Anthropology in East African Universities.“Research Seminar” Organized by the Social Anthropology Department of Addis Ababa University, held at Aphrodite Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 5th-9th October, 2015.
  • NORHED Borderland Dynamics in East Africa. A Network Program for Capacity Building within Departments of Social Anthropology in East African Universities. “Supervisors’ Refresher Course” Co-organized by OSSREA & Social Anthropology Department of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda 27th-31st July 2015.
  • First Training Workshop for the APN’s 2015 cohort of individual research grantees. Workshop organized by African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), in collaboration with the University of Botswana, Department of Political and Administrative Studies, The workshop took place at the University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, from July 8–10, 2015.
  • Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan and South Sudan (ARUSS) Workshop: Training and Research Presentations. Regional Institute for Gender, Peace and Rights Ahfad University for Women, 18- 21 February 2015.
  • Andromaque Conference on “Anthropology of Law in African & Asian Muslim Worlds”, Organized by Jacque Berque Centre in Rabat, Morocco (26-28th January 2015).
  • Presented a paper titled “Voluntary Ethnic Associations in Urban Areas and its Role in National Integration: A Framework for Discussion” in an experts meeting organized by Ministry for Cabinet Affaires in Khartoum (November 13, 2013).
  • Presented a paper titled “Current Challenges in Solving Land Rights Problems in Darfur” in a workshop “prospects for solving the Darfur problem” organized by National Umma Party at Ahfad University, Omdurman, Sudan (November 4, 2013).
  • Participated with a paper titled “Problems of Diversity Management and National Integration in Sudan” in a Symposia organized by Sudan Democracy First Group in Nairobi, Kenya (September 20-23, 2013).
  • “The Role of Quality Education in Cultural Transformation: Framework for Discussion”, Presented at New Generation University College Workshop on “Academic Excellence in Higher Learning Institutions for Quality Community Service and Transformation”, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (10 May, 2013).
  • Participated in the Doha Darfur Donor meeting with UNDP lead expert panel to present the Darfur Strategy for Reconstruction and Development (7/8 April, 2013).
  • “How to put models into practice? African perspectives on technologies of ordering in legal, organizational and medical contexts: A conference for Richard Rottenburg”, Halle/Saale (Germany) 8 – 9 February 2013, FranckescheStiftungen: EnglischerSaal.
  • Workshop for assessing “The Micro-Macro Project on Peace Building in Sudan” and the project for “Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan” from 17 to 21 February 2013 at the headquarters of the Organization for Social Science in East and Southern Africa (OSSREA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Presented a lecture on June 28, 2012 at the Anthropological Colloquium at Bayreuth University, Germany under the title: “Reshaping Identity Politics: Capitalizing on the Shari’a Debate in the Sudan”.
  • Discussant for the round table “Adaptation and Creativity in the Translation of Circulating Technologies and Significations” held during VAD Tagung 2012 / Köln 30.05. – 02.06.2012 under the title “Embattled Spaces – Contested Orders”.
  • “The Retribalization of the Educated Elite and the Phenomenon of Tribal Shura Councils”. Paper presented at workshop on Post Secession Sudans: Challenges and Prospects, organized by CMI Bergen, Norway (16/17 January 2012)
  • Conducted a class and participated as a member of the steering committee for “International Summer School”, September 30 to October 6, 2011, Co-organized by University of Khartoum, University of Leipzig & University of Halle (SFB 586) and Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale.
  • Moderated a meeting to discuss a report on “Civil Society in Darfur: The Missing Peace” Organized by The Institute for the Development of Civil Society (IDCS) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Grand Holiday Villa, Khartoum (December 2, 2010).
  • “Out of Sight Out of Mind: Coping Strategies and the Plight of Darfuri IDPs in Khartoum State”. Paper presented at The International Conference on Population Mobility organized by the Faculty of Economic & Social Studies, University of Khartoum, Sharga Hall (2-3 November 2010)
  • “Ethnicity and National Integration in Sudan: The Model of Ethnic association in Urban Centres”, Lecture presented (in Arabic) at Knowledge Pillars Centre, Khartoum, August 2010.
  • “Understanding the Dynamics of Armed Conflict in Sudan: Contextualizing Inter-Communal Conflicts in the Three Areas and its Implications for the Protection of Civilians“. A lecture presented for the Protection of Civilians (POC) section of UNMIS internal workshop (2-6 June 2010)
  • “The legal framework for peace and reconciliation in Darfur”. A jointly organized workshop by The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg and The Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, Heidelberg, Germany, from 21/2/2010 to 4/3/2010.
  • “Grantees Symposium of the Funding Initiative ‘Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa’ of the Volkswagen Foundation” held in Bayreuth, Germany from February 17th to 20th 2010. I Participated as a member of the Volkswagen Foundation sponsored project “Travelling Models in Conflict Management’.
  • Stakeholders’ workshop “Alternative Political Organizations and Constitutional Options for Balancing Ethnic Diversity and Enhancing Unity, Stability and Development in the Horn Africa” held in Djibouti between January 25th and January 29th 2010. Workshop organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • “Contestation of Land Rights and Intertribal Conflicts in Darfur: Scarcity of Resources or Crises of Governance”. Paper presented at a Conference on Environmental and Resource Issues as Factors in African Conflicts, with Special Attention to the Case of Darfur – Organized by University for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, 20-23 July 2009.
  • “Judiya: A Means for Conflict Management and Peace-building in Darfur” (in Arabic). Presented at Transitional Justice Workshop, Human Rights Section, UNAMID, El-Fasher, December 2008.
  • “From Native Administration to Native System: The Reproduction of a Colonial Model of Governance in Post-Independent Sudan”. Paper presented at the conference on “Anthropology in the Sudan: Past, Present and Future” Khartoum, October 2008.
  • Darfur Early Recovery and Development Dialogue organized by Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) at American University in Cairo (November 20-24, 2008).
  • “Illegal Occupation or Denial of Rights: The Double Marginalization of Squatter Settlers in Al-Hilla Al-Gadieda, Omdurman”. Paper presented at Project Workshop (Macro-Micro Processes in Peace Building in Sudan) Ahfad University, October 6-8 2008.
  • “Challenges to Durable Peace in the Sudan”. Presentation for Top Level Seminar on Peace and Security, Uppsala University, TOPS 2008.
  • “An Anthropological Perspective on Traditional Mechanisms for Conflict Management: An Example from Darfur, Sudan”. German Association of Social Anthropology Annual Conference. Halle, October, 2005.
  • “Identity Politics and the Shari ‘a Debate in Sudan” Prepared for: Workshop on “Shari’a Debates and its Perception by Muslims and Christians in Selected African Countries” Limuru, Kenya, 16th to 19th July 2004.
  • “Islamization of Social Sciences”.  Seminar held at Imam Mohammad Islamic University, Riyadh (February 3 – 4, 1987).
  • “Workshop on International Social Science Writing”. Nairobi (August 31 – September 9, 1985).
  • “Darfur Regional Rehabilitation and Development Strategy”.  A UNDP sponsored workshop, Khartoum (May 1985).
  • “Ethnic Identification as a Strategy in Dispute Management – With Special Reference to ‘Dor’, Northern Darfur (Sudan)”Paperpresented at University of Bayreuth, West Germany, (July 1985).
  • “Some Political Aspects of Zaghawa Migration and Resettlement.”  Presented at University of Bayreuth, West Germany (June 1985).
  • “Identities in Africa”.  Conference held at the University of Bayreuth, West Germany (June 1984).
  • “Sudan Research Workshop”. Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Holland (July 3 – 5, 1984).
  • “Second National Economic Conference.” Khartoum (February 1984).
  • Law and Society Association Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. (June 2 – 5, 1983).
  • “Law and Development in the contemporary societies of the Middle East and North Africa”. Conference held at University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. (May 28 – 29, 1983).
  • “Berkeley – Stanford African Studies Conference University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. (April 23, 1983).
  • “The Development of Customary Law Courts in the Sudan”.  A talk presented for the Law and Society Program, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. (May 11, 1983).
  • “The Dynamic of Ethnic Identification in North­western Sudan”.  Presented at the Anthropology Graduate Students Seminar, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. (May 10, 1983).
  • “Women and Work in the Third World: The Impact of Industrialization and Global Economic Inter­dependence”.  University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. (April 14 – 15, 1983).
  • “Ethnic Diversity and the Multiple Identification of Sudanese People”.  An address to the Middle Eastern Studies Center Workshop on: The Many Worlds of North Africa, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. (April 30, 1983).
  • “American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting”, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (December 1982).
  • “International Seminar on Desertification Problems”. Khartoum (April 1980).