Society

Mental health is a sensitive but important subject that has, in recent years, been gaining increased attention and awareness, all over the world. Yet, in many parts of the world, mental illness is still viewed as...

When you hear the word ‘diaspora’, there is generally a confusion about who they are, and their role in the community at large. Let us try to demystify it. Diasporas are individuals and communities who live...

I am a 41-year-old Sudanese woman, born and raised in Sudan by Sudanese parents. I am also a wife and mother to a Sudanese family. These details may seem strange to start with, but despite living...

Sudan, as we know well, is a conservative country. It was something I grew up knowing and never questioned. It was not something that I had to learn or was taught to me in school or...

I have always hated farewells at the airport. Every time, it was someone’s turn to leave Sudan, to make a living and provide for their family. It is someone’s turn to earn a life worth living, to...

Sexual harassment in Sudan is as rampant as it is repugnant. In under a year, three major sexual harassment cases made it to Sudan’s news headlines and took over social media platforms by storm — each...

500 Words Magazine gets in conversation with South Sudanese-British vegan blogger, Bachay Akolawin, of Make, Eat, Repeat. Akolawin is a relatively new vegan. She became vegan about two and half years ago, which then motivated her...

All over the world, there has been a rise in veganism and vegetarianism, mostly out of compassion for animals and a personal responsibility towards sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. It is believed there are at least one billion vegetarians worldwide....

Nadine loves the West where she resides, but she still loves Sudan a little more. ...Read More

Edward Luka explores the most common mean of public transportation in Juba, the Bodaboda, its disadvantages, and...... its disadvantages...Read More