Arts and Culture

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...

Sudanese-Canadian singer and poet Mustafa Ahmed, better known as Mustafa the Poet, has released his new song “Name of God” with a music video on 17 October 2023. It is the first new song since his...

‘Why the Lawa specifically?’ is the question that came into the minds of people when they heard about the Lawa art exhibition by 43-year-old Sudanese artist Halah Taha, who recently moved to Juba from Khartoum, due...

Al-Hila, a competition to rehabilitate a neighbourhood in Sudan, has been interrupted by the ongoing war in Sudan. The competition was formerly sponsored by Sudan Urban Development Think-Tank (SUDTT) and is now in need of a new sponsor...