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A Day in A Life of A Displaced Person
by Lamia Abdallah - Mar 12, 2025Instead of waking up to the loud traffic of Khartoum’s roads, displaced Sudanese people now find themselves adjusting to a new routine – waking up before sunrise for fajr, the morning prayer and the first of... -
The Loss and Reclamation of Wad Madani: A Flash of Hope in the Darkness
by Lamia Abdallah - Feb 5, 202515 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... -
Finding Home in the Midst of War
by Lamia Abdallah - Aug 18, 2024On the evening of 29 June 2024, yet another Sudanese city became a war zone. Sinjah, the capital of Sennar, located approximately 350 km southeast of Khartoum, faced the horrors of war. Approximately 55,400 people had... -
Sudan’s Road to Famine
by Lamia Abdallah - Jun 20, 2024It has been almost 14 months – 420 days – since the war started in Sudan. The country is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises the world has ever seen, according to the United Nations... -
Sudanese ‘Azaa and the Normalisation of Death
by Lamia Abdallah - May 12, 2024One of the best things in Sudanese culture is the support the community offers in death, especially during funerals or ‘azaa as it is known in Sudan. As soon as the news of a person’s death... -
Once Upon A War
by Lamia Abdallah - Apr 14, 2024At six or seven years of age, I used to sneak behind my mother’s back, but unlike other children instead of sneaking out to play, or to try and get away with a few more sweets,... -
A Bittersweet Ramadan in Sudan
by Lamia Abdallah - Mar 18, 2024As a Sudanese, once the word Ramadan is spoken aloud, a hundred pictures come to mind and a million memories hold us captive. Starting with the early mornings, the once busy, loud, and vibrant streets turn...