Maher Habbob is a Fadijja (Nubian) scholar working in Egypt on Nubian heritage, folklore, and language. He is the author of Mo’jam al-amthal el-noubeya (A Dictionary of Nubian Proverbs) (2014) and collaborated on the research for Thayer Scudder’s Aswan High Dam Resettlement of Egyptian Nubians (Springer, 2016). His research has appeared in Akhbar al-adab, Al-Thaqafa al-Gadida, Amkenah Magazine, and Dotawo. He lives in Aswan, where he works as a tour guide.
Nubian Proverbs (Fadijja/Mahas)
Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies 5