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Review: ‘Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology’
by Umar Nizarudeen - Jan 27, 2022Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology, edited by Sudanese author Adil Babikir, is a glorious testament to the vibrant dynamism of Sudanese literary culture. In recent times, Sudanese poetry has earned fans worldwide. The immaculate visions of a... -
Mahatma Gandhi and the Sufi Regime of Sheikh Muḥammad Uthman Abduh Al Burhani
by Umar Nizarudeen - Sep 12, 2021Mahatma Gandhi, contrary to expectations, was not just a non-violent maestro who orchestrated a movement. It was Gandhi who propounded almost single handedly the entire spectrum of non-violent agitations observed throughout the world today. Thus the... -
The Beja Heritage of India: Interconnections in the Global South
by Umar Nizarudeen - Jun 10, 2021‘The Beja language is spoken in the eastern part of the Sudan by some 1,100,000 Muslim people, according to the 1998 census. It belongs to the Cushitic family of the Afro-Asiatic genetic stock. It is the... -
The Self in the Poetry of Safia Elhillo and Chandramohan Sathyanathan
by Umar Nizarudeen - Aug 19, 2020In a world that is full of stereotypes of gender, race, religion, and caste, intersectional solidarities are increasingly becoming important. Poets and writes from the global south are engaged in the process of forging bonds across... -
Sudan in Big History: Confluence of Civilisations is the Need of the Hour
by Umar Nizarudeen - May 29, 2020Big History being popularised with an evangelical zeal by metropolitan universities, ignores the causes of humanity and justice. The highly popular Big History course offered free of cost on the online platform called Coursera is taught... -
Season of Migration to the North: Recasting Academic Syllabi for Postcolonial Studies Worldwide
by umar nizarudeen - May 6, 2020From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to Sambalpur University in India, the classic novel by Tayeb Salih, Season of Migration to the North has been an integral part of post-colonial studies syllabi. It has been... -
‘Sudani From Nigeria’: Sensitising Concepts in Mainstream Indian Cinema
by Umar Nizarudeen - Apr 24, 2020Soccer is a way of life, even more so in the southern Indian state of Kerala, a 100% literate state that boasts of a high human development index, lower infant mortality rates and universal public health...