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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
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‘Modern Sudan’ Photography Competition Launched
‘Sudan Protests’: Regional Winner of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
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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
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Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
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Tahani Ajak: The Unknown Helping Hand of Sudan’s Refugee Camps
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Ghost Season: A Debut Novel By Fatin Abbas
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From Nimiti Paradise to Sand Dunes Dreamland
Five Things I Miss About Sudan
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
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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
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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
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5 November 2024
Film and Documentary
“You Will Die At Twenty” Becomes First-Ever Sudanese Film Submitted to the Oscars
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500 Words Magazine
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Nov 18, 2020
The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has entered the 93rd Academy Awards (the Oscars) race for the first time as the country’s first Best International Feature Film...
Film Review: Revolution from Afar
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Afnan Hassab
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Jul 16, 2020
In December 2018, out of frustration with unbearable living conditions in Sudan, people took to the streets to revolt in limb defiance of the then Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir’s authoritarian rule demanding change, freedom, peace,...
“You Will Die at Twenty” and Sudan’s Collectivist Culture
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Leena Badri
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Jun 4, 2020
The much-acclaimed film “You Will Die at Twenty” by Sudanese director Amjad Abu Alala follows the journey of a young boy who is prophesied to die once he reaches twenty years of age, and subsequently spends...
‘Sudani From Nigeria’: Sensitising Concepts in Mainstream Indian Cinema
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Umar Nizarudeen
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Apr 24, 2020
Soccer 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...
Sixth Edition of Sudan Independent Film Festival Commences
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500 Words Magazine
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Jan 23, 2020
The sixth edition of the Sudan Independent Film Festival (SIFF) has commenced with an opening ceremony on 21 January 2020 at El-Sunut Park. Held annually by Sudan Film Factory, SIFF will run until 27 January 2020...
“You Will Die At Twenty” Receives Audience Award at Ajyal Film Festival
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500 Words Magazine
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Nov 24, 2019
The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has received the Audience Award at the seventh edition of Ajyal Film Festival in Doha, Qatar on 23 November 2019....
5 Sudanese Filmmakers Making International Headlines
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Shahd Elshafei
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Oct 10, 2019
The year 2019 has been monumental for Sudan and its people with a revolution that led to the fall of former Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, and is bringing about positive change in the country. It...
English Documentaries on the Sudans You Should Watch
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 10, 2019
When it comes to Sudan or South Sudan, there are ample documentaries produced by Sudanese and non-Sudanese filmmakers. The Sudans have been at the center of political unrest and conflict for decades, making them a topic...
Sudanese Film “You Will Die At Twenty” Wins Big at Venice Film Festival
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 8, 2019
You Will Die At Twenty, a Sudanese film by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, received the Lion of the Future (Luigi de Laurentiis) Award for Best Debut Feature at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on...
Sudanese Film Bags Award at Berlin International Film Festival
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 18, 2019
Talking About Trees, a Sudanese documentary which chronicles the efforts of a group of film enthusiasts to revive an old cinema in Sudan and the country’s love of film, received the Berlinale Glashütte Original – Documentary Award (Panorama Audience...
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