B.A. (Honours) in Archeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum Sudan, 1977.

Training course in folk museums, the welsh Folk museum, Cardiff, Wales, 1978-1979.

M.A folklore (material culture) Dept. of Folklore, Institute of African and Asian Studies, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1981.

Ph.D. Folklore (Material Culture) Institute of Dialect and folklife studies, school of English, University of Leeds, Britain 1986.