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A few months ago, my family and I sat in the living room and listening to one of our favourite songs, “Ashofak Bokra Fi Al Maweid” by Sudanese singer Muhammed Al Ameen. As Al Ameen delivered...

In December 2018, out of frustration with unbearable living conditions in Sudan, people took to the streets to revolt in limb defiance of the then Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir’s authoritarian rule demanding change, freedom, peace,...

As discussed in the first article of the “Modesty in Sudan” series, modesty in the Sudanese community is affected by several religio-cultural and political factors. In Sudan, modesty is a dominant social value as it is...

Hajja Waheeba, from Leila Aboulela’s Lyrics Alley, is a character well-known to anyone who has spent any time in Sudanese communities. A full-figured older woman, arms jangling with bangles, and cheeks marked with tribal scars, she is...

Sudan has been undergoing several changes the last week with the country making significant changes to its cabinet as well as its criminal laws. On 9 July 2020, under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok,...

One of the leading figures of women activism in Sudan is Hala Al Karib, a Sudanese activist for women’s rights in Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and the Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for...

Many heated debates started when the Sudanese Minister of Finance announced lifting fuel subsidies in December 2019, as part of the economic reform process, which is one of the top priorities of the transitional government. Implications of such a decision...

In December 2018, Sudanese citizens rose against the authoritarian regime of former Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, who ruled Sudan for nearly 30 years. On 11 April 2019, the revolution succeeded in toppling Al Bashir when...

‘The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being’. It’s been over 70 years since these words were adopted in the Constitution of the World Health...

For as long as we have known, the people of Sudan have continuously witnessed a stoop in their country’s economy. There have been many limitations in the way of people acquiring their basic needs, and simply...