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Qatar’s Ajyal Film Festival 2024 Opens with ‘Sudan, Remember Us’
by 500 Words Magazine - Nov 17, 2024Ajyal Film Festival 2024, Qatar’s much-anticipated annual gathering of global cinema, creativity, and cultural storytelling, opened on Saturday, 16 November with ‘Sudan, Remember Us’ by French-Tunisian journalist Hind Meddeb. View this post on Instagram A post... -
British Museum Tour Explores Ancient Sudan
by 500 Words Magazine - Oct 31, 2024A new touring exhibition will explore the Kushite Kingdom, one of the largest empires in the ancient world, which flourished in Sudan nearly 3,000 years ago. A British Museum Spotlight Loan Ancient Sudan: enduring heritage will examine this... -
Sudanese-American Dr Iman Abuzeid is on the Time100 Next 2024 List
by 500 Words Magazine - Oct 14, 2024Iman Abuzeid, a Sudanese-American physician and entrepreneur, is on Time Magazine’s Time100 Next 2024 List, which was released on 2 October 2024. Abuzeid and and her business partner, Rome Portlock, founded Incredible Health, a digital nurse... -
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Sudan’s Nobel Prize Nominated Emergency Response Rooms
by 500 Words Magazine - Oct 12, 2024Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) were nominated by Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize their critical role in providing lifesaving aid amidst one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. However,... -
Nima Elbagir’s “Going Home: The War in Sudan” Receives News Emmy® Award
by 500 Words Magazine - Sep 27, 2024“Going Home: The War in Sudan” with Sudanese journalist Nima Elbagir from The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper received the Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form in the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Award competition, which... -
Famine in Sudan: Here is How You Can Help
by 500 Words Magazine - Sep 26, 2024The World Food Programme (WFP) has a declared a hunger emergency in Sudan in 2024, after famine was declared in North Darfur and is threatened in 14 other areas. On 15 April 2023, a war broke... -
Sudanese Perfume and Incense Brands
by 500 Words Magazine - Sep 10, 2024Sudan has a rich culture with its own traditional beauty products, including perfumes (khumra), boy scrubs (dilka and a’ruka), incense (bakhoor) and more. Sudanese women worldwide depend on these age-old Sudanese beauty regiments and treatments for... -
Sudan Mourns the Death of TV Cameraman Hatim Mamon
by 500 Words Magazine - Sep 5, 2024On Wednesday, 4 September, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate announced the death of Sudanese TV cameraman Hatim Mamon, who passed away on Tuesday, 3 September in Cairo, Egypt after succumbing to his wounds as a result of... -
Public Outcry Over RSF’s Looting of Sudan National Museum
by 500 Words Magazine - Sep 4, 2024The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly looted the Sudan National Museum (SNM), smuggling some of its artefacts, which are believed to be taken across the country’s southern border. It is unknown what specific artefacts... -
Macklemore Cancels Dubai Concert Over UAE’s Involvement in Sudan War
by 500 Words Magazine - Aug 25, 2024American rapper Macklemore has cancelled his show in Dubai, the UAE, which was scheduled for 4 October 2024, due to UAE’s involvement in the ongoing war in Sudan that has resulted in the world’s largest displacement crisis. The war...