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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
25 March 2025
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Beyond the War: The Silent Struggles of Displaced Youth in Sudan
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Alemam Hammad
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Feb 24, 2025
For many young Sudanese, war and displacement have not just been distant tragedies but a life-threatening reality. As Sudan goes through one of the worst humanitarian crises in its modern history, young people are bearing the...
Sudanese Team Awarded SAR100,000 in Designathon 2025
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 19, 2025
A Sudanese team has been awarded SAR100,000 (USD26,666) on 15 February 2025, after competing in Designathon 2025 in Saudi Arabia. The team, known by their competition name, ‘Makanz’, won first place for their project ‘Hawdag’, in...
Renowned Folklore Singer Asia Madani Passes Away in Egypt
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 17, 2025
Popular folklore singer and percussionist Asia Musa Abdullah Bilal, known professionally as Asia Madani, passed away on 16 February 2025 in Cairo, Egypt after suffering from an undisclosed illness. The funeral is taking place on 17 February...
Backup Dancer Raises Sudan and Palestine Flags at Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 10, 2025
During American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX halftime show on 9 February 2025 at the Super Dome in New Orleans, the US, a backup dancer displayed Sudanese and Palestinian flags on stage, highlighting the ongoing...
The Loss and Reclamation of Wad Madani: A Flash of Hope in the Darkness
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Lamia Abdallah
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Feb 5, 2025
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...
At Least 20 Killed in South Sudan Plane Crash
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500 Words Magazine
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Jan 30, 2025
At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan on Wednesday, 29 January 2025. The aircraft, 5X–RHB, came down near the oil fields in Unity State at about 10:30...
South Sudan: Redefining Artistic Expression
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Butros Nicola
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Jan 30, 2025
In an era where globalisation pressures artists and content creators, particularly in Africa, to create in ‘international’ languages, these pressures extend beyond just songs to other art forms that rely on linguistic components, such as writing....
The Picture: Resilience Amid Ruins – Al Fasher’s Al Saudi Hospital During War
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Dominica Amet
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Jan 26, 2025
In the face of the gravest obstacles, our instinct for survival and capacity for creativity and ambition emerge. It is often when we think it is the end that we truly feel alive. This photograph captures...
Sudanese Podcasts and YouTube Talk Shows to Listen to or Watch
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500 Words Magazine
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Jan 19, 2025
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...
Sudan’s Tea Culture, A Timeless Ritual
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Samar Bengawi
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Jan 12, 2025
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...
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