سد كجبار:البروفيسور لوبان (عبد الفضيل)يكتب الي وزير العدل مطالبا باطلاق الدكتور محمد جلال هاشم

Quote: Dear Minister Muhamad Ali al-Maradhi: Salam at, it has just come to my attention that my colleague and fellow scholar of the Sudan, Dr. Mohamed Jalal Ahmed Hashim has been detained in Kober prison under Article 31. I am much distressed about this news since he is a well known r esearcher on African linguistics and he is a peaceful and valued member of the academic community. I trust that his detention will be brought swiftl y to an end so he can continue with his important teaching and research work at the University of Khartoum, Institute of African and Asian Studies. Althou gh he is a long standing personal friend in Nubian studies, I also hope that all of the others similarly detained will soon be released. I realize that th e subject of the Kajbar Dam Pr oject is a sensitive issue, but according to the primary spirit of merciful and compas sionate Islam, this is a time for dialogue and discussion that will not be serve d by punitive measures. I look forward to the prompt release of these acad emics, lawyers and journalists. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Richard A. Lobban Chair and Professor of Anthropology and African Studies Rhode Island College Author, of The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia