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With the recent international success of You Will Die at Twenty and Talking About Trees, Sudanese films are receiving international recognition. Now comes A Handful of Dates, a short drama film adapted from the iconic 1957...

As part of the “Modesty in Sudan” series, we continue to explore and evaluate factors and reasons to why there are what seem to be ‘ambiguous and conflicting practices’ when it comes to women’s modesty and dress code,...

YouTube is the world’s leading online video-sharing platform and a tremendous source of entertainment. It’s home to many creatives and creators from around the world including Sudan. In recent years, we’ve seen a rising number of...

Over the past few years, people in Khartoum have made it a tradition to go big on New Year’s Eve. This year, despite the ongoing pandemic, people still made it a point to celebrate in the...

Sudanese singer Kamal Keila passed away on 2 January 2021 at the age of 73. Known as the James Brown and Fela Kuti of Sudan, Keila has been active in Sudan’s music and jazz scene since...

The year 2020 was tumultuous mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected more than 82 million people and killed more than 1.7 million worldwide. In Sudan, COVID-19 has infected more than 23,000 people and...

500 Words Magazine relaunched on 1 October 2018, publishing articles, covering a variety of topics such as culture and tradition, music, arts, beauty and fashion, travel, architecture, healthcare, politics, business and economy, and more. 500 Words Magazine has...

Sudan is one of the first countries in Africa and the Middle East to offer mental health services. Dr Al-Tigany Al-Mahy is one of the first psychiatrist in the region. He graduated in 1935 from Kitchener...

One of the highlights of 2020 in Sudan is the increasing number of international events which the country and its people are taking part in. Whether politically, ecologically, culturally or socially, Sudan is taking a remarkable...

In the midst of a pandemic, and an ongoing political and economic crisis in Sudan, a platform to empower and advance Sudanese women economists was born. The Sudanese Women Economists Association (SWEA) was founded in June...