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MADANIYA: A New Sudanese Documentary Reflecting on the December Revolution
by Thuraya Salih - Jun 26, 2024MADANIYA is a new feature documentary about the revolution in Sudan, which began on 19 December 2018 in response to hiking prices of bread and other essentials and continued throughout 2019, bringing crucial political changes to... -
Period Poverty in Sudan
by Thuraya Salih - Jun 15, 2023Every year on 9 June, National No Apologies Period Day is celebrated. This day seeks to dismantle the stigmatism and shame that surrounds periods or menstruations. In Sudan, stigma surrounds periods, and in communities in rural... -
Mental Health Clinics in Sudan
by Thuraya Salih - Dec 29, 2020Sudan is one of the first countries in Africa and the Middle East to offer mental health services. Dr Al-Tigany Al-Mahy is one of the first psychiatrist in the region. He graduated in 1935 from Kitchener... -
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
by Thuraya Salih - Aug 26, 2020Sudan, being a diverse Afro-Arab country with multi-ethnicities, is home to a wide variety of skin shades, hair textures, and overall, looks. However, since the early 1950s, former regimes and society have been enforcing a national... -
Behind The #KandakasAreHumiliated Campaign
by Thuraya Salih - Jun 12, 2020Since the world went into self-quarantine or self-isolation as a move to curb the spread of COVID-19, reports and concerns over domestic violence have increased. In Sudan, many young women began sharing their stories about being... -
Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
by Thuraya Salih - Apr 7, 2020COVID-19 has affected more than 200 countries and territories with more than 1.2 million confirmed cases, and at least 70,500 confirmed deaths. Cities are on lockdown, travel is banned, and people are asked to stay at... -
An Inside Look Into Dating in Sudan
by Thuraya Salih - Feb 12, 2020Across the world, dating is widely known as an act where two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other’s suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship or marriage. In Sudan, it’s... -
The Sudanese Organisations Focusing on Youth Development in Sudan
by Thuraya Salih - Nov 26, 2019Unemployment is one of the world’s most critical problems today. Sudan has one of the world’s highest unemployment rates with many of the country’s youth, which make up 40% of Sudan’s population, are unemployed. However, there... -
The Unemployed Youth Leading the Sudan Revolution
by Thuraya Salih - Aug 1, 2019Since December 2018, Sudan has witnessed a revolution that brought millions of people to the streets across the country, calling for ‘Freedom, Peace, Justice. Revolution is the choice of the people’. The protests, triggered by the...