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SWEA: Empowering Sudanese Women Economists
Dec 9, 2020In the midst of a pandemic, and an ongoing political and economic crisis in Sudan, a platform to empower and advance Sudanese women economists was born. The Sudanese Women Economists Association (SWEA) was founded in June... -
Ahmad Hikmat: A Vigorous Voice in Sudan’s Media and Music Industries
Nov 23, 2020When it comes to Sudan’s developing media industry, as well as its thriving music scene, a name that usually pops up is Ahmad Hikmat, popularly known as DJ Afrodiziac. The 33-year-old DJ wears many hats in... -
Introducing SFX Makeup Artist Reinan Koubani
Nov 17, 2020Her face is bloody, bruised, and distorted. However, it’s not real. It’s just makeup – mind-boggling special effects makeup (SFX). In recent years, SFX makeup has become a well-admired and sought-after career and talent. This field... -
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Oct 25, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that followed offered many people – fortunate enough – around the world an opportunity to stay home and stay safe. Social media feeds have been flooded with pictures of how... -
Behind Sudan Animal Rescue Centre – Sudan’s First Animal Shelter
Sep 8, 2020In 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... -
Introducing Slam Poet Hiba Rasheed
Sep 1, 2020Hailing 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... -
Hala Al Karib: The Voice of Marginalised Women in Sudan
Jul 8, 2020One 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... -
Introducing Jalsaty: An Online Mental Health Counseling Platform
Jun 17, 2020Mental health has been a crucial topic in recent years. It’s even more crucial today as the world deals with a pandemic leaving people locked away in their homes as an attempt to curb the spread... -
Where Art Meets Fashion: Introducing Artist Israa Shajar and Hashaba Shop
May 10, 2020In recent years, art has converged with fashion, going hand in hand in the evolution of apparel. We’ve seen it in some of the world’s most loved fashion brand names such as Prada, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Andy Warhol and... -
FOUR PAWS Provide Aid to Al Qurashi Park Lions
Feb 9, 2020After pictures of five severely malnourished lions in Al Qurashi Family Park went viral on social media on 19 January 2020, launching the #SudanAnimalRescue campaign, FOUR PAWS, an international animal welfare organisation, has traveled to Sudan...
