By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer The past weeks of former President Trump’s actions and inactions have left law-abiding Americans in a state of turmoil and anger. However, relief is here. President Biden has solid plans for addressing broader issues of a degraded economy and mangled COVID’s response. The end to the Muslim … Continued
By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Egypt has been tied to the Nile for decades, and some may even say it is the gift of the Nile. Egypt is associated with the river, which supplies it with a long strip of fertile soil extending across the desert. Egyptians fear that the impact of building over … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPT TODAY CAIRO – 6 July 2019: The power-sharing agreement reached between the military junta and the opposition alliance in Sudan has been largely hailed by Arab countries, who saw it as an important step to end months of conflict and deadly clashes. The deal, which Arab leaders believed will enable Sudan to restore … Continued
SOURCE: FRANCE 24 The Arab world is again being rocked by revolt, with uprisings in Algeria and Sudan seeing long-time leaders ousted, although in both the military has frustrated popular demands for change. A first wave of revolt in 2011 caused shock waves across many Arab countries, starting in Tunisia where president Zine El Abidine … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: MARWAN BISHARA Sudan and Algeria can easily evoke memories of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2010 and 2011. Like their neighbours, Sudanese and Algerian protesters managed to overthrow their autocratic leaders after decades of rule, in a matter of months, and without a single shot fired. Marching, chanting, resisting and daring, the people … Continued
The demonstrations have their own local characteristics, but there are several parallels. SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY; ISMA’IL KUSHKUSH A photograph has been floating around on social media recently featuring six Arab leaders at a previous summit meeting in 2010, all with red X marks on them. The first four, from left to right, were deposed during the Arab … Continued
Despite the factors working against the Sudanese protesters, there is a real hope that their primary goals can prevail. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Khartoum, Sudan, on July 19, 2018. Picture by MENA/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images. All rights reserved. SOURCE: OPEN DEMOCRACY BY: NICHOLAS GJORVAD The continuation of the protests against longtime … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: SIMON TISDALL Sudan missed out on the Arab spring, but that may be changing. Protests against Omar al-Bashir, the indicted war criminal who has dominated the country for 29 years, are becoming a daily occurrence. Street-level unrest, sparked by rising bread and fuel prices, began last month and spread quickly. But the focus of … Continued
SOURCE: HAARETZ Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, the first such visit by an Arab leader since the start of the Syrian conflict, Syrian state media said. Syria President Bashar Assad welcomed him at the airport, official photos showed. Many Arab countries have shunned Assad since the conflict that … Continued
Even people who have followed Sudan’s political, ethnic, and religious turmoil most intently, may be unfamiliar with the tasty cuisines that come from the country.
By Steve “Mo” Fye ABQ Free Press Sudanese Beef Stew Sudan is another country influenced by African, Arabic and colonial cultures. Indigenous peoples had grains and root vegetables, as well as native proteins. Arab settlers brought new flavors and ingredients from the Levant, but the cuisine is still predominantly simple porridges and breads, filled out with … Continued
From left to right: David Hamod, NUSACC President & CEO; H.E. Ibrahim Ahmed Omer Ahmed, Sudan’s Speaker of the National Assembly; H.E. Maouia Khalid, Sudanese Ambassador to the United States; H.E. Ahmed Magzoub, Chairman of the Sudanese National Assembly’s Economic Affairs Committee; and GE representatives Pierre-Yves Daveau, Del Renigar, and George Pickart. Press release: National … Continued
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