Arts and Culture

Model, actress and entrepreneur Olla Sidi is competing as Miss Nation Sudan in the annual beauty pageant, Miss Nation. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, Sidi moved between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and then...

South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech Bior has officially been named “Model of the Year” by the British Fashion Council (BFC) at its 2019 Fashion Awards, which took place in London at the Royal Albert Hall on...

One of Canada’s most promising upcoming artists is Sudanese-Canadian rapper Mouraine, an Edmonton Music Awards nominee and Telus Storyhive grant recipient. Migrating from Sudan at an early age, Mouraine’s love for his craft, skill and relatable...

It would be an understatement to say that the Sudanese revolution of 2018 has invoked a fire within many Sudanese at home or in the diaspora.  However, Sudanese creatives have truly emerged from all corners of...

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....

In today’s world of reality TV, the best reality TV shows are singing competitions with millions around the world watching shows like American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. In some of the world’s most watched singing...

In the artistically rich Sudan, collage art is a relatively new and uncommon art form. A few Sudanese artists dabble in collage art and those who do, do so often involving a combination of photomontages with...

One of the most unique visual artists hailing from Sudan is 23-year-old Abeer Abdelmonaim. You might have seen her artwork on social media, experimenting with makeup and body paint, creating looks that challenge confirmative beauty norms...

Hip-hop music was always meant to act as a vessel of self-expression. Some of the most successful and well-known rappers such as Afrika Bambataa, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas and Tupac used rap music as a...

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...