Opinion

By Rashid Abdul Rahim The army did not go to El-Fashir to attack it, expel its inhabitants, or occupy it — nor did it go to Ed Daein. The army was present in these cities, in the capital, in Al-Jazirah, and throughout Sudan long before…

Dr Al-Khidr Haroun The fall of Al-Fashir into the hands of the Janjaweed after a legendary defence was a heavy blow to all Sudanese. It confirms the attachment of the majority of Sudanese to the unity of the land we live upon, and shows…

Dr. Muzammil Abu Al-Qasim Only now… will the international community, the World Food Programme, other UN agencies and donors allow humanitarian aid into stricken Al-Fashir! Their reeking lorries will reach El-Fasher, the city…

By Bahr Idris Abu Qurda What is happening now in the city of El-Fashir, and what is being planned in closed rooms from Nairobi to Juba to Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, is not just an internal conflict or a war of militia power-play……

Dr Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed Because of this war, time has reversed to the dawn of independence, and the people are re-gathering around what they once gathered for when Al-Azhari and Al-Mahjoub raised the flag. Because of this war, too, the…

Heba Mahmoud Sadiq Farid It is nothing but a passing cloud of sadness raining heroism, bravery, and dignity. El Fasher, that steadfast city on the brink of pain, only fell with its body. Its spirit, however, remains steadfast,…

By Dr. Khidir Haroun Underneath the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus (1838–1887) composed a poem known as The New Colossus, celebrating the United States of America as a humane refuge for oppressed people from all over the world,…

Dr. Salah Da‘aak On a quiet morning in the streets of Cairo, the Sudanese community was shaken by a painful piece of news: a young man stabbed his own brother to death over a minor family dispute. In one brief moment, the family lost two…

Dr Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed Not every “independence narrative” succeeds in becoming a lasting foundation for democracy and national renaissance. Many post-colonial societies saw their national narratives disintegrate at the dawn of…

Sanaa Hamad I look with concern at the future of this bel oved country—rich in its diversity and resources—yet, like most post-colonial states, floundering in a web of crises that have shackled, crippled and torn it apart, rendering it a…