Nubians celebrate at a traditional Nubian wedding in the Nubian village of Adindan near Aswan
Nubians celebrate at a traditional Nubian wedding in the Nubian village of Adindan near Aswan, south of Egypt, September 30, 2015. For half a century, Egypt's Nubians have patiently lobbied the government in Cairo for a return to their homelands on the banks of the Nile, desperate to reclaim territory their ancestors first cultivated 3,000 years ago. Yet all their efforts to gain political influence have brought next to nothing. In Egypt's incoming parliament, which will be finalised after a second round of voting on Sunday, the Nubians will hold just one of 568 elected seats. Picture taken September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany