Category: Apolitical

Yet Another un-Mubarak Eid

July 29, 2014

I remember last Eid ul Adha, people were in a horrid state of shock and depression about the massive blow to the popular peaceful uprising in various states in Sudan. The biggest in recent years, it brought a lot of hope, yet left people tethered and exhausted after burying, what seemed like, an endless stream … More Yet Another un-Mubarak Eid

Russia, Sudan & #Nafeer – روسيا، السودان و #نفير

August 11, 2013

I’m currently reading “A Russian Diary” by the late journalist Anna Politkovskaya and although I’ve found  numerous similarities between Putin’s Russia and Bashir’s Sudan, this quote struck the hardest: “(o)ne of the reasons for Russia’s social malaise is this diabolical cynicism on the part of the authorities, who peddle a completely fake reality. Russia’s citizens … More Russia, Sudan & #Nafeer – روسيا، السودان و #نفير

Apolitical, now? – غير سياسيين، هسي؟

July 1, 2013

In the last few weeks, two highly acclaimed videos surfaced online; if you haven’t watched them yet Our Sudan and This is Our Sudan are a must see. Bloggeratti and Twitteratti dissected the former and to some extent the latter on various basis; cinematography, audience, delivery, whether we need to address everything from a political angle, etc.. … More Apolitical, now? – غير سياسيين، هسي؟

A Brewing Spring in Sudan

May 20, 2013

Originally published on Muftah.org.   In 1989, the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation, led by then Lieutenant General Omar al Bashir, took over Sudan in a bloodless coup. Almost twenty-four years later, after Bashir’s indictment by the International Criminal Court, it is invigorating to see the Sudanese regime, nicknamed Inqaz (Arabic translation of salvation), … More A Brewing Spring in Sudan