Miscellaneous
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The Dark Side of Equality: Thoughts of a Married Working Mom in Sudan
Nov 21, 2019My timeline on social media is filled with posts from women writing about their struggles to find balance in their lives. They are often stressed and anxious trying to be perfect in all aspects. Working moms... -
The Politicisation of Universities in Sudan
Nov 6, 2019For decades, universities and the general education system in Sudan has been affected by Sudan’s political climate. Politics founds its way inside the walls of every Sudanese university or educational institution. On a daily basis, many... -
The Silent Revolution
Oct 17, 2019It’s been four months since the massacre and ‘Where were you 3 June?’ is still one of the most asked questions when talking about the Sudanese revolution. It is our September 11. For those who did... -
Al Hoot: Remembering Mahmoud Abdelaziz & His Progressive Politics
Oct 3, 2019I was 11 years old the first time I visited Sudan in 2001. The country was radically different from the nation we see today. Political and racial turmoil did not conceive South Sudan. The late South... -
A Letter of Solidarity and Resilience to Sudan’s Youth
Aug 22, 2019It has been eight months since the Sudanese revolution began. It’s been months full of ups and downs, and positives and negatives. Feelings of excitement, power and hopefulness met with depression, desperation and helplessness. It has... -
Al Qeyada: A New World Inside of a Country
Jul 3, 2019On this day last month, Sudan witnessed a deadly attack on peaceful protesters when Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other paramilitary forces raided the monthslong mass sit-in in Al Qeyada in front of the headquarters of... -
Counterrevolutionaries: Foreign Meddling in the Sudanese Revolution
Jun 11, 2019Between 24 and 27 May 2019, General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, the current head of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Deputy Head General Mohamed Hamdan (Hemedti) made a series of visits to neighbouring Egypt, the Kingdom... -
Sudan Uprising: Ramadan Inside Al Qeyada
May 7, 2019As May arrived, carrying in its winds the smell of Abrai and voices of Imaams praying taraweeh, marking the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, the protesters welcome and are eager to greet May and... -
Inside Al Qeyada
May 5, 2019The Sudanese uprising begin on 19 December 2018 and continues to this day. The protests began in smaller numbers in cities outside the capital and found their way in larger numbers in Khartoum and across the... -
On Governance and Institutions in Sudan
May 1, 2019Now that the old king has been overthrown, will Sudan’s institutions survive a new one? After long 30 years and four continuous months of peaceful anti-government protests, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir was overthrown on 11...