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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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Sudan Mourns Death of Sudanese Singer Setona
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 9, 2020
Egypt-based Sudanese singer Setona has passed away in Cairo, Egypt on 8 September 2020. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. رحيل الفنانة #ستونا في القاهرةتعازينا لأسرتها و أصدقائها و جمهورها الصبر والسلوان وان...
Behind Sudan Animal Rescue Centre – Sudan’s First Animal Shelter
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Ola Diab
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Sep 8, 2020
In January 2020, pictures of five severely malnourished lions in Al Qurashi Family Park in Khartoum went viral on social media, bringing international attention and aid to save the lions and other mistreated animals at the...
Sudan Floods: State of Emergency
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Sep 8, 2020
On 5 September 2020, Sudan’s Security and Defence Council has declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that affected more than 500,000 people, killed at least 100 people, and destroyed more...
How Sudanese are Fighting COVID-19 with Traditional Medicine (Garad)
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Azza Abdelmagid
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Sep 4, 2020
In Sudan, like in many underdeveloped and developing countries, traditional medicine plays a significant role in preventing and treating illnesses and diseases. Sudan is home to an immense wealth of medicinal plants such as Garad, which is...
Sudan Floods: How You Can Help
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Sep 3, 2020
Torrential rains and floods in Sudan have killed at least 90 people, and destroyed more than 19,984 homes and more than 3,201 acres of land. More than 35,215 homes have been partially destroyed and almost 5,379...
Introducing Slam Poet Hiba Rasheed
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Ola Diab
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Sep 1, 2020
Hailing from Sudan is 38-year-old Hiba Rasheed, a spoken word and slam poet, research manager and mother based in Dubai, the UAE. She recently won the Rooftop Rhythms Grand Slam Poetry 2020, the Middle East’s longest-running...
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
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Thuraya Salih
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Aug 26, 2020
Sudan, 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...
The Self in the Poetry of Safia Elhillo and Chandramohan Sathyanathan
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Umar Nizarudeen
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Aug 19, 2020
In a world that is full of stereotypes of gender, race, religion, and caste, intersectional solidarities are increasingly becoming important. Poets and writes from the global south are engaged in the process of forging bonds across...
Making Their Mark: The Female Musical Acts You Need To Know
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Ola Khalil
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Aug 16, 2020
From the legendary Zakia Abul Gassim Abu Bakr to the iconic all-girl group Al Balabil and the unforgettable Hanan Bulubulu, women have always been at the forefront of the musical arts in Sudan. They’ve managed to break...
Understanding Bullying in Sudan
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Rawan Abazer
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Aug 13, 2020
Bullying is widespread around the world. Schools and other forms of educational institutions are the most common places where bullying is found. In Sudan, bullying is rampant in schools across the country. To collect data and...
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