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Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
The DJs of Sudan
Books
Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Zeinab Badawi Announces Publication of Her First Book “An African History of Africa”
New Book “100 Sudanese Verbs for Beginners” is All You Need to Master Verbs in Sudanese Arabic
Creative Writing
In Her First Book, Roaa Nizar Writes ‘To All Who Exist’
On What it Means to be Sudani: An Introspection
Crying for Omar
Photography
‘Modern Sudan’ Photography Competition Launched
‘Sudan Protests’: Regional Winner of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Society
Colourism and Skin Bleaching in South Sudan
Modesty in Sudan | Part III: Facing Patriarchal Power
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
Travel
Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Interviews
Tahani Ajak: The Unknown Helping Hand of Sudan’s Refugee Camps
Interview with Reem Gaafar, The First Sudanese to Win The Island Prize for African Novels
Ghost Season: A Debut Novel By Fatin Abbas
Foreigners’ Perspective
From Nimiti Paradise to Sand Dunes Dreamland
Five Things I Miss About Sudan
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
Science and Technology
Culture and Society in South Sudan in the Face of Climate Change
A Surgeon’s Legacy: Remembering Dr Isam Osman
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Shakheto: Sudanese Team at 2023 Hult Prize Challenge
Blockchain for Cross-border Remittances in Sudan: A Humanitarian Approach
Health
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
Business and Economy
Videos
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Sudan Demonstrations
The Attacks of 13 May
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Afnan Hassab
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May 22, 2019
On 19 May, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Alliance of Freedom and Change gathered around the table, after a 72-hour long period of suspending negotiations, to resume negotiations to determine or finalise an interim...
Inside Al Qeyada
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Rawan Abazer
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May 5, 2019
The 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...
Everything You Need To Know About Sudan Right Now: Part II
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Afnan Hassab
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Apr 16, 2019
On 11 April, Defense Minister, Awad Ibn Auf announced the ousting of Omar Al Bashir and the formation of a new transitional Military Council. Ibn Auf was then sworn in as de facto ruler of the Military...
One Million Protesters to Join Anti-Government Street Protests on 6 April
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500 Words Magazine
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Apr 2, 2019
As part of the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) have called for a mass protest on Saturday, 6 April, which is dubbed (مليونية 6 ابريل (#مليونية6ابريل, which loosely translates to ‘A Million...
Sudan After The Fall
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Mohammed Jalad
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Mar 13, 2019
In 1989, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir seized power after a coup masterminded by the late Sudanese politician Dr Hassan Al Turabi. The purpose of the coup was to establish an Islamic government, and to ‘save’...
Sudan Protests Unearth Police Brutality
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Rawan Abazer
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Mar 11, 2019
It has been three months since anti-government protests began in Sudan. The protests began on a small-scale on 19 December 2018 due to a hike in prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel shortages and...
Sudanese Professional Association Calls on March to Honour Sudanese Women
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 7, 2019
As part of the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan, Sudanese Professional Association (SPA) called on protesters across the country to partake in a march on Thursday, 7 March #موكب7مارس in honour of Sudanese women. تأكيد دعوة الخروج...
Ahfad Student Sit-in Inspires ‘White Toub’ Trend
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 5, 2019
On 2 March 2019, students at the women-only Ahfad University for Women (AUW), a private higher education university in Omdurman and one of the top universities in Sudan, staged a peaceful and musical sit-in within their campus as part of...
NISS Forces Attack Students at UMST
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 26, 2019
On 24 February 2019, students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) were attacked by National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) forces after joining the ongoing peaceful protests. The protests began within the campus at approximately...
Al Bashir’s Speech Fuels More Protests
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 24, 2019
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir delivered a televised broadcast speech at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 22 February 2019, declaring a nationwide year-long state of emergency, following two months of deadly anti-government protests. Countering protests calling...
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