detainee and prisoner deaths
Former president Mohamed Morsi dies in court session, rights groups point to lack of proper medical care in detention
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The government wants to reduce its debt. Will its new strategy work?
Osman El Sharnoubi | The plan is to reduce short-term debt obligations and avoid paying billions in interest each year
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fiction • 8 min read
Shubeik Lubeik: An urban fantasy about wishes
Sherif Abdel Samad | In her debut graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik (2018), young graphic novelist Deena Mohamed Yehia (1994) draws
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independent music • 2 min read
Podcast | Katalog #00: Maurice Louca
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military coups • 13 min read
Scenes from a protest camp dispersed
This won’t deter me from continuing what we started: a revolution to build the Sudan we want
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electrical grid • 19 min read
Militants scouted Batal 14 checkpoint ahead of attack | Death toll in Jourra reaches 5 | Union of Sinai Tribe announces killing Province of Sinai leader | Arish: Longer gas station hours
An attack on the Batal 14 checkpoint in the Arish village of al-Seel left 10 police personnel dead
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Ramadan 2019 • 1 min read
Ramadan’s Here: Nagaa al-Mahatta
Mahmoud Nasr | We visit residents of Nagaa al-Mahatta, a Nubian village in Aswan famous for fishing and tourism
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military coups • 5 min read
Over 30 killed after Sudanese paramilitaries violently disperse protest sit-in in Khartoum
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2014 Constitution • 9 min read
National referendum on constitutional amendments to begin 3 days after parliamentary approval
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censorship • 3 min read
Egypt blocks over 34,000 websites in attempt to ‘shut down’ constitutional amendments opposition campaign
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Sudan protests 2018/2019 • 16 min read
Sudan’s military council: Government to be civilian except for defense and interior ministries, will not extradite Bashir to ICC
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Alaa Abd El Fattah
Do we really have a Constitution?
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Parastou Hassouri
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There needs to be an international framework for migrants, just as there is for refugees
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“How can you see clearly when you’re looking into the sun? How can an icon be a con?” -Maureen
28 April 2019
 
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