In recent history, the Nubians suffered a lot from the Arabs who invaded Sudan and settled in its Northern and Central parts. The Arabs who sneaked into Sudan after the ill-famed treaty with Nubians were able to conspire against the Nubians and invade the last Nubian Christian Kingdom of Allodia and destroy its capital seated at Soba, south of Khartoum in 1505. Since then, descendants of the Arab invaders and the "Arabized" tribes waged a systematic cultural cleansing among non - Arabic speaking tribes in an attempt to wipe all cultures in Sudan that are not viewed to be Arabic or alike. This campaign of Arabization has become a common practice and a precondition for schooling and survival. Such effort was intensified after the arrival of the Arab nationalists to power in Egypt in early fifties and reached its peak when the Sudanese Government signed the Nile Water Treaty with Egypt in the early 1960s. Based on that Treaty, Egypt was given the green light to build the High Dam in Aswan. The construction of the High Dam was opposed by the Nubians in Sudan and Egypt, due to the fact that the dam reservoir will submerge a considerable part of the Nubian area including the city of Wadi Halfa and surrounding villages and inundation of some of the wealthiest archaeological sites of the world, thanks to UNESCO who came to the rescue of some of the Nubian antiquities. Despite all the Nubian efforts at the time, namely, demonstration, rallies and mobilization of Nubians and others all over the world who sympathized with them, the High Dam was constructed. Upon the start of the construction of the High Dam, the Sudanese Government forced the Nubians of Wadi Halfa and surrounding areas out of their homeland in an unprecedented exodus against their will to the so called "New Halfa" in Eastern Sudan. The other fold to this crime committed by the Sudanese and Egyptian Governments is the disconnection and isolation of the Nubians from each other, as some were forced to migrate to "New Halfa" and others were forced to migrate to villages and towns in Southern Egypt. This tragic event and black spot in the history of Sudan and Egypt marked the true multi-dimensional suffering of today's Nubians.

The Nubians struggled to adapt to the new localities where they felt strangers and exotic. They are often hunted by the memories of Wadi Halfa and saddened by the deterioration of their health and living standards due to continuous outbreaks of a number of infectious diseases that include, but not limited to, Malaria, Bilharzias, Typhoid, and other diseases such as Cancer. Further, cruel rules were introduced in all schools at all levels in "New Halfa". These rules are used as a tool to undermine and weaken the Nubian language and force the Arabic language on the Nubians. Although the majority of the students (more than 90%) are Nubians, they are not allowed to communicate to each other in the Nubian language outside the class room. Not just in the breaks, but also in the dormitories. Those who caught talking to each other in Nubian face all kinds of punishments ranging from humiliation and whipping on the backs and hands by school teachers to suspensions from school for few days to those who were viewed as "repetitive offenders". The bottom line of these school rules and punishments is to force the Nubians from early childhood to speak the Arabic language and depart from the Nubian language. In addition, the roofs/sealing of all the houses built for the migrated Nubians (all the city with no exception) are made of corrugated Asbestos. The recent developments in science and medicine proved beyond doubt that inhalation of Asbestos fibers cause a well-known form of cancer referred to medically by "Mesothelioma". Many Nubians are diagnosed as cancer patients. Some are suffering the pains and fighting cancer to this moment and others passed away. Family members of those victims are devastated, sadly hoping for an end to this social unjust, and eagerly await holding the health care officials accountable for this troubling negligence.

On June 30, 1989, the Muslim Fundamentalists took power in Sudan and further complicated the situation in the Nubian area. On October 1997, the central government in Khartoum announced a plan to construct another Dam in the Nubian area at Kajbar. This announcement flamed the hearts of the Nubians and was a wakeup call to them as they realized beyond doubt that Kajbar Dam is a real threat to the Nubian heritage and culture and a means of destroying the remaining monuments and artifacts from the most ancient civilization on the face of the Earth. Due to the strong opposition the Kajbar Dam was not constructed. However, the government identified another location in the southern part of the Nubian area (Hamadab) and started construction of Merowe Dam that is expected to have a severe negative impact on the livelihood of the Manaseer (an Arabized Nubian Tribe) and the rest of the Nubians north of the Dam. Further, in January 2004, the Sudanese and Egyptian presidents concluded the so called "Four Freedoms Agreement" that allow citizens of the two countries to move, live, work, and own. This agreement which was ratified by the Sudanese parliament in June, 2004 was aimed at settling non-Nubian, Arabic Egyptians in the Nubian area and selling a considerable part of the Nubian land to the Egyptians. The Nubians strongly opposed the "Four Freedoms Agreement" and condemned the action of the two presidents and the Sudanese parliament. A number of Nubian activists claim that the government has cut secret deals with Egyptian and Libyan governments to sell a considerable part of the Nubian Triangle, a very fertile virgin land under which is the largest underground water reservoir in Africa. However, the government denied this accusation, but the facts are yet to be put plain on the table.

This social unjust, continued targeting of the Nubian areas, and accelerated efforts to eradicate the Nubian heritage, obliterate the Nubian culture, and exterminate the Nubian language resulted in the formation of opposing groups and factions at the local, national, and international levels. Despite the different philosophies and courses of actions adopted by these groups and factions, the common denominator between them is a roadmap for justice, peace, and equality to ensure:

1. Protection of Nubian lands.
2. Preservation of Nubian heritage, culture, and language.
3. Rehabilitation of Nubia and repatriation of Nubians in their homeland.
4. Socio-economic development of Nubia.
5. Affirmation of the Nubians' human and political rights.
6. Empowerment of Nubians and security of their share in wealth and power.
7. Decentralization of power and adoption of a democratic federal system governed by a secular constitution to provide the Nubians with the opportunity to rule their homeland.