Miscellaneous

Instead of waking up to the loud traffic of Khartoum’s roads, displaced Sudanese people now find themselves adjusting to a new routine – waking up before sunrise for fajr, the morning prayer and the first of...

15 April 2023 is an unforgettable date for every Sudanese. It marks the beginning of a series of traumatic events ignited by a war that Sudan is still bleeding from to this day. Nearly more than...

2024 is the year for Sudanese podcasts as many were launched within the year, including the popular Al Sudan Podcast, Wanassa with Ossa, and Kaef? Developed in 2004, a podcast, a was coined by journalist Ben...

Mornings in a Sudanese home can be defined by one thing, shai al sabah, or the morning tea. At the start of every day, the scent of brewing tea and homemade biscuits wafts through most Sudanese...

As the world celebrates the arrival of the New Year on New Year’s Day on 1 January, Sudan and the Sudanese people, are celebrating two occasions. They are welcoming more than just the New Year; they...

500 Words Magazine relaunched on 1 October 2018, publishing articles, covering a variety of topics such as culture and tradition, music, arts, beauty and fashion, travel, architecture, healthcare, politics, business and economy, and more. 500 Words Magazine has...

As with 2023, 2024 was another catastrophic year in Sudan and across the world. War and conflict continues to ravage the world. The reignited Israel-Hamas war has left more than 43,000 people killed, in addition to...

War and conflict continues to ravage the world. The reignited Israel-Hamas war has left more than 43,000 people killed, in addition to 103,258 wounded, most of whom are children and women, and more than 1.9 million...

December has dawned on us, filling millions of Sudanese around the world with nostalgia and longing for Sudan. This time of year never fails to ignite the sense of patriotism and unity within the Sudanese people....

‘There are, it is clear, many Sudans, both real and imaginary – and many more possible Sudans. No account of these myriad visions of the country can be definitive,’ says a quote from The Sudan Handbook,...