Arts and Culture
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My mother: Held my hand for years, and will hold my heart forever
Mar 21, 2013On mother's day in Sudan, and as it's celebrated elsewhere, Suzanne Sharief takes a moment to admire, immortalize and perpetuate mothers all around the world. ...Read More -
Dar Al Naim Mubarak Carmona
Feb 1, 2013Our 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....Read More -
Press Release: Women’s Dominance Competition
Oct 24, 2012Sudanese writers are encouraged to take part in the Forgotten Writers Foundation competition to reveal the mysterious world of Women's Dominance in Sudan...Read More -
Kandaka: Resurrecting the Sudanese Queens
Jul 16, 2012Kandaka was the name given to the Nubian Queens of the Kushite Kingdom. The Kingdom of Kush was an ancient Nubian state centred on the confluences of the Blue Nile, White Nile and River Atbara....Read More -
Photography | We Choose Peace
Jul 10, 2012We see the launch of We Choose Peace campaign on July 9th 2012, to mark the anniversary of South Sudanese independence, through the lens of Brian Sokol....Read More -
A legal alien
Jul 8, 2012Suzanne Sharief tackles the notion of identity, as formed by her personal experience....Read More -
Books | Review: “Lyrics Alley”
Jun 18, 2012Set in 1950's Sudan, Lyrics Alley is the story of the powerful, sprawling Abuzeid dynasty. With Mahmoud Beh at its helm, the family can do no wrong. But when Mahmoud's son Nur - the brilliant heir... -
Photography | Sudan Flavor
Jun 9, 2012Click on the image to enlarge *Raian Gibrel is a Sudanese dentist and photographer based in London, UK. She likes to practice street and journal photography, which enlighten her to spot on social and cultural... -
Photography | Sudanese Nature
Jun 2, 2012*Merghani Izzeldin is an I.T. security specialist and a freelance photographer based in Khartoum, he is also one of the founding members of the Sudanese Photographers Group...Read More -
Books | Review: “Darfur: A New History of a Long War”
May 31, 2012Nada Ali reviews Julie Flint and Alex de Waal's masterpiece on the Darfur crisis. A must read, according to Nada, for a comprehensive picture on the events that took place in Darfur at the beginning of...