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Model, actress and entrepreneur Olla Sidi is competing as Miss Nation Sudan in the annual beauty pageant, Miss Nation. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, Sidi moved between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and then...

Visual impairment remains a major public health problem in Sudan, with at least 1.5% (600,000 people) of its population being visually impaired, mostly due to cataract, glaucoma, onchocerciasis, refractive error, trachoma and corneal scarring. Although more...

One of Canada’s most promising upcoming artists is Sudanese-Canadian rapper Mouraine, an Edmonton Music Awards nominee and Telus Storyhive grant recipient. Migrating from Sudan at an early age, Mouraine’s love for his craft, skill and relatable...

It would be an understatement to say that the Sudanese revolution of 2018 has invoked a fire within many Sudanese at home or in the diaspora.  However, Sudanese creatives have truly emerged from all corners of...

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced the much-applauded move on 29 November 2019. The abolition of the Public Order Law by...

At Al Safyia Family Club, Bahri, revolutionary chants bellowed and celebrations all-round. People from the neighbourhood and all across Bahri and Khartoum come to join in the grand reopening of the family club. The refurbishment was...

‘A member of the Sudanese Diaspora’. It’s a badge I wear with no real shame or pride. It’s a fact of life, nothing more. Indisputable, real, neutral. The sky is blue: fact. Trump is an idiot:...

Unemployment is one of the world’s most critical problems today. Sudan has one of the world’s highest unemployment rates with many of the country’s youth, which make up 40% of Sudan’s population, are unemployed. However, there...

My timeline on social media is filled with posts from women writing about their struggles to find balance in their lives. They are often stressed and anxious trying to be perfect in all aspects. Working moms...

In today’s world of reality TV, the best reality TV shows are singing competitions with millions around the world watching shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. In some of the world’s most watched singing...