Opinion

Ret. Police Brig. Omar Mohamed Osman Amid the rapidly unfolding events facing the country, the monthly press report issued by Police Headquarters often passes largely unnoticed, despite representing an institutional practice…

Dr Al-Haitham Al-Kindi Yousif Darfur’s local culture is rich in popular proverbs that can express even the most complex situations and events. The proverb I have chosen as the title of this article is one vivid example. The full proverb…

Dr Mohamed Yousif Hassan For the first time since the outbreak of Sudan’s war of annihilation, the European Parliament has identified the external supporter of the rebellion by its real name. This is not merely a condemnation.…

Adel Al-Baz 1 In the labyrinth of complex politics, leaked documents are often the flame that illuminates dark corners—or perhaps the trap laid across the road to peace. The latest document, entitled “Restoring Peace in Sudan”, is no…

Mustafa Abdelaziz Al-Batal The sight of some Sudanese, few though they were, cheering for Argentina against Egypt in the World Cup was not merely a fleeting sporting preference. In my view, it was regrettable behaviour reflecting an…

Dr Abdelazim Hassan – Lawyer The war ignited by the Janjaweed militia was not a war against people alone; it was a war against the State itself. Alongside killing, looting and displacement, the militia deliberately burned public…

Dr Inas Mohamed Ahmed In ancient times, the world had no specific, clear or universally agreed rules governing the exchange of prisoners. Such exchanges were conducted according to the customs of each nation or people and in accordance…

Adel Al-Rifai Abu Al-Hassan In some cultures, there is an expression: “State the obvious.” At first glance, there is nothing problematic about this phrase. All sound thinking begins with evident facts. The problem arises when the…

Dr Al-Sadiq Ali Haj Al-Sheikh In times of stability, the exchange rate is viewed as an economic indicator that rises and falls according to market movements. In times of crisis, however, it becomes a measure of the state’s…

Dr Mohamed Awad Mohamed Metwally African Peoples and the Peoples of the Diaspora When the state raises the “customs dollar” exchange rate from 3,517 Sudanese pounds to 3,743 pounds—an increase of 6.4 per cent in less than a…