Arts and Culture

Sudan has a rich culture with its own traditional beauty products, including perfumes (khumra), boy scrubs (dilka and a’ruka), incense (bakhoor) and more. Sudanese women worldwide depend on these age-old Sudanese beauty regiments and treatments for...

In the heart of Nairobi, Sudanese artists have transformed their pain, hope and memories into extraordinary pieces of art, painting their feelings and depicting the lives of people who are now displaced and seeking refuge in...

The Sudanese toub is a traditional Sudanese women’s garment, word by women in Sudan, Mauritania and other African countries. They are worn at all occasions from work to funerals to weddings. It is similar to what...

The award-winning Sudanese film Goodbye Julia produced and directed by the award-winning Sudanese filmmaker Mohamed Kordofani is now available on Netflix MENA. Award-winning Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala, who is behind the award-winning feature film and...

MADANIYA is a new feature documentary about the revolution in Sudan, which began on 19 December 2018 in response to hiking prices of bread and other essentials and continued throughout 2019, bringing crucial political changes to...

Saqi Books announces the release of the much-anticipated debut novel by prize-winning Sudanese author Reem Gaafar. A Mouth Full of Salt is set to be released on 9 April 2024. A Mouth Full of Salt follows three...

In the midst of the challenges faced in Sudan, phrases such as ‘the experience of being broken is an opportunity to reshape yourself’ serves as a profound source of encouragement to keep moving forward despite the obstacles....

Culture is what makes a place or people unique. In a world full of different cultures and arts, we prove our existence by performing what represents us. ‘Let’s celebrate our cultural diversity’ was the slogan of the 3rd edition of Derik Cultural Festival (DCF), which took place...

Art is one form of human’s act to express their views and experiences in life. Art can be defined according to what it reflects. In South Sudan, there are many popular local art and artists. However, when...

Sudanese-British television and radio journalist Zeinab Badawi has announced that her first book, An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence, is set to be released on 18 April 2024. She revealed the...