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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
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Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
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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
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Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
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South Sudan Sentences Activist Peter Biar Ajak to Two Years in Prison
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Jun 13, 2019
A 35-year-old Cambridge University PhD student, Peter Biar Ajak, has been sentenced to two years in prison in South Sudan at the Juba High Court on 11 June 2019 for allegedly threatening South Sudan’s national security....
What is Behind #BlueForSudan?
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Jun 12, 2019
People are changing their profile pictures on social media to the colour blue in solidarity with Sudan and to honour those killed by paramilitary forces in the Khartoum massacre on 3 June 2019. Many notable figures...
Sudan Opposition Suspends Nationwide Civil Disobedience
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Jun 12, 2019
After three days of civil disobedience, the Alliance of Freedom and Change has suspended the nationwide civil disobedience campaign. Work is to resume on Wednesday, 12 June 2019. قوى إعلان الحرية والتغيير بيان جماهير شعبنا الأبي؛...
Sudan Commences Nationwide Civil Disobedience
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Jun 9, 2019
The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) have called on a nationwide civil disobedience campaign beginning on Sunday, 9 June 2019, which will continue until the Transitional Military Council (TMC) transfers power to a civilian government. The call...
First Day of Eid in Sudan Marked with Funeral Processions and Protests
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Jun 4, 2019
Sudan is split on when Eid Al Fitr begins. The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), the umbrella of 15 different Sudanese trade unions spearheading the months-long protests have announced 4 June 2019 as the first day of Eid Al Fitr....
What You Need to Know About What’s Happening in Sudan Right Now
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Jun 3, 2019
At dawn on Monday, 3 June and the 29th day of the holy month of Ramadan, government forces began shooting at peaceful protesters in an attempt to disassemble the mass sit-in in Al Qeyada at the...
Sudan’s Two-Day National Strike Deems Successful
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May 30, 2019
According to the Alliance of Freedom and Change, the two-day national strike has been successful with the participation of at least 90% of the offices, banks, shops, schools, clinics, hospitals and even Khartoum International Airport. Protesters...
The Best of the Matalib Challenge
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May 27, 2019
A new and original song by music artist Sammany Hajo, “Matalib”, is inspiring Sudanese music artists in Sudan and abroad to cover the song, each bringing their own style to it as part of the Matalib...
Sudan Mourns Death of Prominent Opposition Leader Ali Mahmoud Hassanein
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May 24, 2019
Prominent opposition leader, Ali Mahmoud Hassanein, has passed away in Sudan early morning on Friday, 24 May at the age of 85. The cause of death is yet to be determined. #السودان #سونا| المجلس العسكري ينعى فقيد البلاد الأستاذ...
Outrage After Arab TV Racist Portrayal of Sudanese People
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May 14, 2019
Egyptian actress Shimaa Seif has faced backlash after appearing on a Ramadan TV prank show, “Elshak2labaz”, on MBC Masr in blackface in a demeaning imitation of a Sudanese woman. Dressed in the Sudanese toub, Seif attempts to...
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