Tag: Sudan
A witness to Sudan’s history: Mohamed Khair
The history of the Sudanese people and their struggles against authoritarian regimes, speaks for itself. Witness to this history of three uprisings since independence in 1956, Mohamed Khair from Sudan’s capital Khartoum.
Close up: Wala’a Essam al-Boushi
In September 2019, Sudan’s first ministerial cabinet since the removal of the country’s longtime President Omar al-Bashir took its oath. Among the new cabinet members, Wala’a Essam al-Boushi, sworn in as Minister of Youth and Sports.
When there is something wrong in the forest
When there is something wrong in the forest, there is something wrong in society. In Kassala, the total area of forests is only eight percent of the total area of the state. Hamid Ibrahim investigates what went wrong.
Barriers to education: Disabilities
Disability should not constitute a barrier to education. However, in Sudan, a lack of institutions, support services and infrastructure detrimentally affect the education of students with disabilities.
Parties oscillating between exclusion and tenacity
What is the future role of established political parties in Sudan, especially those accused of having worked with the ousted regime of Omar al-Bashir – will they play a role in the Sudanese political scene or will they be relegated to the dust bin of history?
Relearning how to educate
For the last 30 years, Sudan’s education system suffered a significant decline, both in terms of infrastructure and the quality of education itself. The transitional government promised to transform the education system.
‘Tasgut bas’
‘Tasgut bas‘ (just fall) was the most famous slogan of the Sudanese revolution. Hassan Farouk provides a recap of some of the slogans used by the Sudanese people in their protest against Omar al-Bashir, who was toppled on April 11, 2019.
Identity: The white mask
Struggling with their identities, some Sudanese still resort to skin bleaching to find belonging.
Waiting for Amanda: “We have lost our money”
Following the accusations that Sudanese are recruited by an Emirati company to work in Yemen and Libya instead of the UAE, as described in their contracts, many have decided to cancel their travel.
‘Sudan’s Vein’
Sudan is facing critical shortages of blood. The supply of life-saving transfusions is insufficient to keep up with demand. In a collaborative effort, various initiatives in Sudan try to meet needs.
Sudan’s banking sector in a confidence crisis
The banking sector in Sudan is going through a confidence crisis as citizens are weary of unmet promises of better services, more accountability and transparency.
The struggle of single mothers in Sudan
Women in Sudan hope for greater freedoms and equality in the post-Bashir era. Elzahraa Jadallah comments that restrictive laws and practices have harmed all women, particularly single mothers and divorced women.
Contributors
Abdelrahman Ibrahim
Adam Mohamed Ahmed
Ahmed Abdulghani
Aisha Al-Samany
Alaa Eliass
Anas Alhafiz
Elzahraa Jadallah
Emtenan Alrady
Hajooj Kuka
Hamid Ibrahim
Hassan Berkia
Hassan Faroug
Hind Ramadan- Idreis Abdallah
Jonas Langreuter
Mead Mubarak
Mohamed Al-Amin
Mohamed Hilali- Mohamed Hilali
Mohamed Ibrahim
Mohamed Saeed
Musa Hamid
Nasreldine El-Tayyeb
Omar Alfaroug
Omniat Mohamed
Rania Abbas- Rehab Abdelmohsen
Rifga Abdallah