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Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Art in a Time of War: The New Chapter for Sudanese Artists
The Derik Cultural Festival 2023 Embraces Diversity
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
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Top 10 Travel Destinations for Sudanese
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
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
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
Climate Education in Sudan: An Unattainable Dream
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
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Sudan Revolution
Sudan Opposition Suspends Nationwide Civil Disobedience
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500 Words Magazine
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Jun 12, 2019
After three days of civil disobedience, the Alliance of Freedom and Change has suspended the nationwide civil disobedience campaign. Work is to resume on Wednesday, 12 June 2019. قوى إعلان الحرية والتغيير بيان جماهير شعبنا الأبي؛...
Sudan Uprising: Ramadan Inside Al Qeyada
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Afnan Hassab
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May 7, 2019
As 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
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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...
Sudan Uprising: Sudanese Women Fight Against Sexual Harassment
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Yusra Jamal and Rawan Abazer
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Apr 26, 2019
Since 6 April, Sudan has been witnessing the largest and longest sit-in in Sudanese history with at least five million protesters camping at the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum. On 11 April,...
Everything You Need to Know About What’s Happening in Sudan Right Now: Part I
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Afnan Hassab
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Apr 13, 2019
In the early hours of 11 April, Sudan’s military announced that they will be making a statement that will be broadcasted on national TV and all radio stations. A few hours later, news of the step down...
What You Need to Know About this Viral Photo and What it Represents
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500 Words Magazine
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Apr 10, 2019
Videos and pictures of a young woman leading chants in anti-government protests in Khartoum has gone viral overnight since it first appeared on 8 April, 2019. Pictures have been shared hundreds of thousands of times on...
Sinkane, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Joyce Karam & More React to Latest Mass Anti-Government Demonstrations in Sudan
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500 Words Magazine
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Apr 9, 2019
At the biggest rally so far, thousands of protesters have marched to and staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum since 6 April, 2019. In the fourth day of the...
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’s Independence Day — A March to the Downfall of the Regime
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Afnan Hassab
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Dec 31, 2018
The first day of the new year marks Sudan’s Independence Day, which is celebrated as a national holiday with elaborate festivities across Sudan. On 1 January 1956, Sudan gained its independence from the British ruling, coinciding Sudan’s Independence Day...
Protests Erupt Across Sudan Over Economic Woes
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500 Words Magazine
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Dec 21, 2018
Protests have begun to erupt in Sudan since 19 December over rising prices of commodities such as bread and fuel, both subsidised by the government. Protesters are calling for the overthrow of Sudanese President Omar Al...
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