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Folktales from Sudan: Audio Stories from Sudanese Folklore Coming on 1 April
Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
Books
Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Zeinab Badawi Announces Publication of Her First Book “An African History of Africa”
New Book “100 Sudanese Verbs for Beginners” is All You Need to Master Verbs in Sudanese Arabic
Creative Writing
In Her First Book, Roaa Nizar Writes ‘To All Who Exist’
On What it Means to be Sudani: An Introspection
Crying for Omar
Photography
‘Modern Sudan’ Photography Competition Launched
‘Sudan Protests’: Regional Winner of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Society
Colourism and Skin Bleaching in South Sudan
Modesty in Sudan | Part III: Facing Patriarchal Power
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
Travel
Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Interviews
Tahani Ajak: The Unknown Helping Hand of Sudan’s Refugee Camps
Interview with Reem Gaafar, The First Sudanese to Win The Island Prize for African Novels
Ghost Season: A Debut Novel By Fatin Abbas
Foreigners’ Perspective
From Nimiti Paradise to Sand Dunes Dreamland
Five Things I Miss About Sudan
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
Science and Technology
Culture and Society in South Sudan in the Face of Climate Change
A Surgeon’s Legacy: Remembering Dr Isam Osman
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Shakheto: Sudanese Team at 2023 Hult Prize Challenge
Blockchain for Cross-border Remittances in Sudan: A Humanitarian Approach
Health
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
Business and Economy
Videos
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Folktales from Sudan: Audio Stories from Sudanese Folklore Coming on 1 April
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 23, 2025
A new podcast, Folktales from Sudan, featuring audio stories from Sudanese folklore for children and their families, will launch on 1 April 2025, on all major platforms. The new series of sound-designed audio stories revives the...
Sudan and South Sudan: Trump’s New Draft Travel Ban
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 16, 2025
As of 14 March 2025, the Trump Administration is considering implementing comprehensive travel restrictions affecting citizens from 43 countries, including Sudan and South Sudan. An internal memo, obtained and reviewed first by the New York Times and then by Reuters,...
A Day in A Life of A Displaced Person
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Lamia Abdallah
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Mar 12, 2025
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...
Girlboss Lists Sudan’s Emi Mahmoud & South Sudan’s Mary Maker Among ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch’
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 10, 2025
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, Girlboss – a women’s platform with over 2 million followers – published ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch,’ featuring Sudanese poet and activist Emi Mahmoud...
Sudan Mourns the Death of Dr Gaafar Ibnauf
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 8, 2025
Dr Gaafar Ibnauf Suliman, a renowned pediatric doctor, consultant, and professor at the University of Khartoum, passed away on 6 March 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the age of 83, after battling a long illness....
UNICEF Publishes New Harrowing Report: Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 5, 2025
UNICEF has published a new report, Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis, on 4 March 2025, highlighting the voices of courageous and resilient women and girls interviewed by UNICEF in an effort to increase the...
Ramadan 2025: Sudanese Shows and Series Streaming on YouTube
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 3, 2025
Muslims around the world welcomed the holy month of Ramadan on 1 March in some countries and 2 March in others. As the ninth and most significant month of the Islamic calendar, it is a time...
The Crisis of Potential: Challenges Facing South Sudanese Youth
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Butros Nicola
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Feb 28, 2025
South Sudan, a nation grappling with political instability, economic hardship, and the deep scars of prolonged conflict, faces a critical challenge: harnessing the potential of its young population. South Sudanese youth, who make an estimated 75%...
The Picture: Redefining A Nation’s Narrative
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Dominica Amet
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Feb 28, 2025
Underneath the surface of South Sudan lies the dream of its children to create a different narrative about the young nation, one that challenges the perception of South Sudan as merely a war-torn or impoverished nation....
The Ramadan Traditions of Sudan
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Samar Bengawi
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Feb 27, 2025
The mosques are illuminated, the streets are decorated, and the holy month of Ramadan approaches, filling Muslims around the world with anticipation for what the month may bring. It is a time for fasting, prayer, and...
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