It is with a heavy heart that we send our warm wishes to the people of South Sudan. This video is a message from the people of Sudan to the people of South Sudan. No politics, no games. A heart to heart message to a new beginning. I would like to thank every single person [...]
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With #LoveFromSudan: Let’s Send the Love
With the official birth of the new nation that was once a part of Sudan, many of us feel heartbroken. Not because of the rich resources that are now gone (and there is plenty of that). We are heartbroken because a part of us, a culture, a people, many peoples, have gone their own way. [...]
Sudan’s crisis: Identity or inferiority complex?
Discussions about Sudan and its so-called identity crisis are not new. More recently, Amir (aka @SudaneseThinker) tried to articulate how we should end Sudan’s identity crisis. But as with hot topics, it tends to come up now and again whenever there is a discussion about the future of Sudan. This is even more pertinent now [...]
Song: Birdshit
I wrote the lyric to this song some time back and Hish (my brother) composed and played the music that accompanies it. The song is an attack on the American-forced democracy on the region. I won’t write the lyrics here so you can listen to it yourself. Enjoy! Download song here: Birdshit
The Spiral
I have written this originally as I watched in the news the pillaging of Iraqi museums after its invasion. It is probably the last lyric I have written. That was probably a turning point in my life where I had become too numb to everything around me politically. Now that Sudan’s Southerners are voting for [...]
Keep Runnin’
This following prose was written a long time ago when I was in college. I personally don’t like it, but I’ve had others who related to it in a way that surprised me. Don’t get me wrong, I have other writings that I’m very proud of, but this is not one of them.. I only [...]
That Sexism Thing: Idiotic Arguments
You see those jokes all the time, where men are pitted against women and vice versa. But, it feels as though there are those who truly believe one is superior to the other. Some will say it subtly and others more vocally. I have a very strong feeling about this and I am, as always, [...]
It Ain’t Trickin’ If You Got It!
Jameel Al Theyab wrote an op-ed piece on how some Gulf Arabs are vulgar in their display of wealth, most specifically in London. It’s your typical light-weight editorial you would get on the last page or similar. I was, however, disappointed by the writing itself. Al Theyab first goes on naming places and things that [...]
5 Reasons Why the Niqab Should Be Banned
The niqab debate is raging through the Internet now with those against the niqab, those claiming the middle line and admitting not being fans of it but citing personal freedom, with others saying it is an absolute right. Some of the arguments made by ‘moderates’ are actually very sensible. The niqab is not forced on [...]
Hymen restoration – really?
I’ve often read these stories of hymen restoration (e.g. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8641099.stm) and found them to be disturbing to say the least. There are a few things that come to mind: 1) If you are planning on spending the rest of your life with some guy who will not spend his life with you because blood won’t come [...]
