Opinion

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…

Dr Al-Dardiri Mohamed Ahmed Before comparing the various aspects of the independence narratives in India and Sudan, let us first compare the elites that forged those narratives. India’s struggle for independence took a long, complex…

Dr al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed Recently, fears have grown that the “Quad” will return to the scene to impose its old-new conditions and restore the militia and its captains to power. This came in the wake of the Quad's statement issued on 12…

Rashid Abd al-Rahim Yesterday marked the anniversary of the October Revolution, which changed the rule of General Ibrahim Abboud. It was a revolution suffused with chants and songs by leftist poets and singers, foremost among them the…

Ambassador Atta al-Manan Bakhit The Generation Z revolution in Madagascar has achieved what other comparable uprisings in Africa have not—perhaps because the goal was clear to Madagascar’s youth: the departure of President Andry…