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Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
The DJs of Sudan
Books
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
Travel
Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Interviews
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
Health
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
Business and Economy
Videos
22 December 2024
Exclusive Interview | Leila Aboulela – Perspectives of a Literary Artist
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500 Words Magazine
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Apr 10, 2014
Leila Aboulela is one of Sudan's most celebrated authors. She won a Scottish Book Award for her book Lyrics Alley, she won the Caine Prize for African Writing, and all three of her novels were long-listed...
Special Feature: Sudanese Artists – the changing landscape
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Omnia Shawkat
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Mar 25, 2014
Omnia Shawkwat looks at the evolution of Sudanese artists through the years, from Haqeeba to Sudan's new sensation, Nile. ...
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Laughtivism with Khalid Al Baih
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Omnia Shawkat
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May 26, 2013
Khalid Al Baih is Sudan's most popular online cartoonist, with more than 36,000 followers for his Khartoon! page . His designs reflect simple yet powerful anecdotes of current affairs from Sudan and beyond....
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Books | Review: “Americanah”
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Dalia Haj-Omar
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May 23, 2013
Dalia reflects on the Sudanese immigration through Adichie's book, and draws the similarities between the African nations when it comes to this issue....
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Sudan’s Bloggeratti Part II
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Omnia Shawkat
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May 20, 2013
In Part II of the Bloggeratti file, Omnia presents Sudanese Arabic and English blogs, old and new, with one thing in common; meaningful words woven into stories. Stories that reflect the Sudanese reality....
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Sudan’s Bloggeratti: Part I
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Omnia Shawkat
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Apr 28, 2013
The blogosphere has become an important source of information that tell a more personal account of what the news sources relay. It has also offered buckets full of insights about cultures and opinions, enough to satiate...
Searching for my Homecoming
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Sara Sukkar
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Apr 22, 2013
When diaspora return to Sudan for a brief period, they're sheltered and constricted by family; making their experience a controlled experiment. Sukkar is looking for something different for her upcoming trip to Sudan, she wants to...
Mohamed AlToum: The Photographer with the Dashing Smile
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Omnia Shawkat
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Apr 7, 2013
Omnia Shawkat had the chance to interview photographer Mohamed AlToum, to know more about his passion for photography....
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Children: the burden of sexual harassment and rape
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Omnia Shawkat
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Mar 28, 2013
The socio-economic disasters in Sudan have severe manifestation, one of which is the sinister child abuse and sexual harassment at the forefront since the beginning of 2013....
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Dar Al Naim Mubarak Carmona
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Omnia Shawkat
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Feb 1, 2013
Our editor Omnia Shawkat caught up with a Sudanese up and coming artist Dar Al Naim Mubarak Carmona to get some insight on her work and to find out a little bit about the artist....
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