Arts and Culture

Saqi Books announces the release of the much-anticipated debut novel by prize-winning Sudanese author Reem Gaafar. A Mouth Full of Salt is set to be released on 9 April 2024. A Mouth Full of Salt follows three...

In the midst of the challenges faced in Sudan, phrases such as ‘the experience of being broken is an opportunity to reshape yourself’ serves as a profound source of encouragement to keep moving forward despite the obstacles....

Culture is what makes a place or people unique. In a world full of different cultures and arts, we prove our existence by performing what represents us. ‘Let’s celebrate our cultural diversity’ was the slogan of the 3rd edition of Derik Cultural Festival (DCF), which took place...

Art is one form of human’s act to express their views and experiences in life. Art can be defined according to what it reflects. In South Sudan, there are many popular local art and artists. However, when...

Sudanese-British television and radio journalist Zeinab Badawi has announced that her first book, An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence, is set to be released on 18 April 2024. She revealed the...

Sudanese-Canadian singer and poet Mustafa Ahmed, better known as Mustafa the Poet, has released his new song “Name of God” with a music video on 17 October 2023. It is the first new song since his...

‘Why the Lawa specifically?’ is the question that came into the minds of people when they heard about the Lawa art exhibition by 43-year-old Sudanese artist Halah Taha, who recently moved to Juba from Khartoum, due...

Al-Hila, a competition to rehabilitate a neighbourhood in Sudan, has been interrupted by the ongoing war in Sudan. The competition was formerly sponsored by Sudan Urban Development Think-Tank (SUDTT) and is now in need of a new sponsor...

British-Sudanese actor Mohamed Elsandel is an exciting emerging talent who stars as a regular in the new Apple series Hijack.  Hijack is a seven-part thriller miniseries created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, starring Idris Elba....

Barbie everywhere! Pink everywhere! The much-anticipated new film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has inspired an overwhelming wave of Barbie-inspired trends from outfits to parties to a new social media challenge where people do their...