Opinion

Dr. slawa Hassan Sadiq Around this time last year, one of my daughters travelled to what we in our beautiful Sudanese dialect call “a land whose birds are foreign.” She left in search of work. It was a difficult year for us; we…

By: Monjed Ibrahim Introduction The foreign trade data for Egypt in January 2026, issued by the General Organisation for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) regarding non-petroleum exports and imports, presents a complex picture of the…

Mahjoub Fadl Badri I was a bright yet naïve boy when I once dreamt of a plan to eliminate the leadership of Israel after the defeat that is politely referred to as the “setback”. In my imagination, the targets were Prime Minister…

By Rashid Abdel Rahim Among the bright young minds of that time—those who left important marks on Sudan’s modern history—was Dr Saif Al-Din Mohamed Ahmed, whose passing two days ago was deeply painful to many. He was part of a group of…

By Muhannad Awad Mahmoud The decision announced by the U.S. State Department to designate the Sudanese Islamic Movement and the Al-Bara bin Malik Brigade as terrorist entities was not merely a routine legal measure in the context of the…

Dr. Dr Khidr Haroun One of the most beautiful reflections I once heard about the month of Ramadan came from Professor Sayed Al-Khatib. I had accompanied him to the Mohammed Mosque, one of the mosques of our Sudanese brothers in the United…

Essam Al-Hussein Based on realities oscillating between two models of security—reciprocal security, in which protection rests on mutual commitment, and functional security, which serves a broader network of interests beyond…

Omayma Abdallah It was as though the city had been deserted for a hundred years. Neglected, forgotten, ancient, with no clear landmarks and no recognisable face. As though a fire had broken out and reduced it to ashes, or as…

Dr Salah Da‘ak Some countries have introduced legal provisions requiring individuals convicted in traffic accidents that result in the death of a parent or guardian—while driving under the influence of alcohol—to provide ongoing…

by: Mohamed Bashir Al-Siddiq When poverty in the world is mentioned, attention often turns to Africa, as though poverty were an inherent characteristic of the continent or an inescapable destiny. Yet the truth is far more…