Sudan Horizon

Life Stories

We Are the Ones Who Were Buried There!!

Umaima Abdullah The creaking of the heavy door as it opens, the steps of the stairs to the top, and the dazzling bright sunlight. A year away then!! My eyes went blind for minutes, fourteen months inside a grave with a slightly raised…

From Distance Zero

Dr. Salwa Hassan Siddiq It was evening... time passed slowly, and the silence was suffocating after most of the neighbours had left their homes with their belongings, heading towards the unknown. Those who remained were torn between the…

A cup of tea awaits me!!

Maryam Ezzaldeen I woke up today to the sound of a falling shell, and for the first time, I heard its whistle. It was very close... My mother, father, and sister were sitting in the courtyard drinking their morning tea while I was…

Yes.. It’s Me.. Ati

Omaima Abdullah Translated by: Ramadan Ahmed My name is Ati. I am nineteen years old, maybe more or less. That was the estimate of the nurse who oversaw my treatment and recovery. She said this despite my features appearing older than…