Source: Facebook.com/Sudanese-Memes People keep asking me why on earth I came back to Sudan. And by people, I mean every single person who comes across this piece of information. People who don’t even know me (which is never a deterrent for Sudanese people). I find it tiresome, trying to convince them that this was a […]
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You need to read Part One to make sense of this post by the way. Anyway. I don’t have much to say in this post. My dad did all the remaining procedures for me so I’m not sure exactly what steps were taken. I do know that the previously obtained documents were sent to the
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My sister was sitting up in her bedroom one day working on something or another, with the windows open and the sounds of the street outside floating in with the afternoon breeze. The sounds of dogs barking, leaves rustling and children playing. A group of the latter were in close proximity to our house, and
As it is impossible to come to Sudan without brushing with the reality of the current situation, I found myself at one point floundering in the public transport system for a week (after regressing from driving our air conditioned family car, to a small amjad with my friends, to finally roaming the streets and bus
Rifling through the trash A question that baffles me. Just by looking at these people you can tell what kind of situation the country is going through; everywhere are men, women and children forced to take to the streets to try and secure some kind of income. And they don’t complain. About ANYTHING. These are
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I’m sure everyone saw, or at least heard of, the showdownon AlJazeera last night between an advisor to the ministry, a member of the NCP (naturally) and a university lecturer who is also a member of the opposition. Those 46 minutes or so were the very epitome of what is going on in Sudan today:
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Apparently, the country is going through a revolution. I’m not sure exactly what the definition of ‘revolution’ is, because what I see going on these days sure isn’t what it’s supposed to be. Yes, there are scattered demonstrations that get squashed in 10 minutes flat by the riot police with the least possible effort. And
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My years of college were spent in Sudan, where, for the first time, I was surrounded by Sudanese people from all sides, and found out that the world is not half as perfect as a lifetime in SQU made it look. I saw people from all kinds of backgrounds coming together to study that science
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Sooner than I thought, I have had my first brush with the Sudanese healthcare system as a patient. Or actually, as an attendant of a patient. Naturally, I did not like what I encountered. One of my sisters came down with a fever and sore throat which later evolved into neck pain. The neck pain
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For as long as I can remember, my grandparents’ house in Alsafia had been a hub for beggars of all styles and backgrounds, whom my grandmother Zainab Rustom (Allah yer7ama) entertained with all possible means; money, meals, clothes, etc. No one was every turned away (except when my grandfather came home). I remember one stormy
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