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PhD-ing Sudanese political history & constitutions @durham_history , human rights & tech, new yorker & سودانية #KeepEyesOnSudan
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For students from
#Sudan
: I created this database of UK scholarships that target students who experienced forced displacement, hardship, and financial distress. I will continue updating as I find more resources:
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As Ramadan approaches I can’t think of anything besides Sudan. Almost one year of this terrible war. It feels like we blinked and lost everything
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It's crazy bc when Ukrainian students needed universities & jobs, the EU launched fellowship schemes, the UK classified them as home students for cheaper tuition & provided loans, & Australia increased scholarships. For
#Sudan
the picture is v different.
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first class honours and a full scholarship to pursue my masters at
@Cambridge_Uni
in the fall. Alhamdulilah a million times over 💛
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SNAC is offering fellowships to at risk Sudanese PhD students. Please share widely!
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The predicted death toll in Sudan is around 15,000. A VERY inaccurate number, that is likely much higher & rising. No way to verify numbers as humanitarian intervention is blocked & lacking. By September its predicted 2.5 million in Sudan will die of hunger alone. My god.
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The victims of Grenfell and Windrush deserve SO much more than this.
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If you’re looking for apathy you never have to look too far. Most people in my life stopped asking me about my family in Sudan months ago
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I’ve been finding comfort in looking at old pictures of my family. Here is my grandmother, giving a speech in 1975, at the United Nations, about Sudanese culture and history.
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A letter from a correspondence between my my great grandfather, Jamal Mohamed Ahmed and W.E.B Du Bois about the importance of prioritizing African scholarship (1961).
#Sudan
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Thinking about the millions of Sudanese who won’t be able to leave the country even if they wanted to
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If any Sudanese students need support w/ applying to universities and finding funding, please send me a DM. I will try my best to provide application and funding tips. I can also answer some questions on visas
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30 years later, our doors are open to accept condolences for my late great uncle & martyr, Majdi Mahjoub, who was unlawfully executed by Bashir’s regime. You were unjustly taken from us before most of us even got to meet you. We are fighting for you and all martyrs. الله يرحمه
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I understand the important role the media can play in platforming
#Sudan
, but why must we be seen as XXX-passport holders for ppl to care? Why do ppl not care otherwise? There is SO much not being covered in the mainstream media - Darfur, inhumane border treatment etc
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Even if the conflict in
#Sudan
was miraculously resolved tonight, the damage to hospitals, schools, banks, & places of work would take years to rebuild. Even to just get to the weak capacity they were at before
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LSE has quite a large archive collection on
#Sudan
. I don’t think many people know about this. They have tons of gov docs from the 1940s till the 1990s. Here’s the link:
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This is true. I’m often asked where I get my news on Sudan from and when I say it’s social media, ppl seem to not take that seriously bc it’s not an ‘official’ channel. There is def misinfo on social media but it is a tool we use when mainstream news coverage fails us
In fact-checking things in relation to Sudan, you realize just how abysmal the international and mainstream news coverage has been of the war. This is why so many of us stay on social media. It's the only place we can get information about the situation affecting our loved ones.
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Opening a humanitarian corridor should never be a contentious decision. Whether in Palestine or Sudan, thousands lose their lives because basic notions of solidarity and protection are absent & borders continue to contribute to violence
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History isn’t apolitical & isn’t just about ‘facts’ and dates. Being Sudanese in a mainly white & male-dominated space means that my work is deeply personal so yes I’ll have opinions. Why are other historians allowed to have opinions but when I have them I’m biased?
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I didn't make that doc because I think uni education is the most important thing right now. I made it bc I wanted share info w/ young Sudanese who are genuinely concerned about their futures. I'm helping where I can & will keep doing that
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moments after I left the protest this morning, the Kenyan police launched tear gas on peaceful Sudanese & Kenyan activists marching to parliament to deliver a petition in solidarity with the
#SudanUprising
. Shame on them.
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Tired of this ‘things can be replaced’ rhetoric. Yes ppl’s health & safety is the most important. But our families built homes & a living in
#Sudan
. These are the houses where our parents got married & where we grew up. We can want that back too.
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Tonight I’m thinking about all the historical artefacts and archives we’re losing due to this senseless war. I was looking forward to going to Sudan to complete my PhD at the archives. Now, having access to our history feels like a privilege. It should be a right for all.
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For those in
#Nairobi
interested about
#Sudan
, come to this event on Thursday at Unseen. I’ll be speaking. Hosted by
@IPAEastAfrica
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A couple of weeks before the conflict broke out in
#Sudan
, I spoke to some resistance committees about their efforts & hopes for the future. My report for
@Peace_Rep_
hopes to shed light on the importance of supporting RC’s in todays conflict and beyond.
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Terrible. I am reminded of all the times I arrived to Sudan and was greeted by my uncles . I’m thinking of all the times I would walk out of baggage claim and see my cousins standing on the balcony jumping up and down before they ran down to give me a hug & welcome me home.
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Zionists are RT-ing my tweets about Sudan to distract from what’s happening in Gaza. If your politics support genocide in Gaza, then they are sure as hell not welcome in discussions about Sudan. Liberation and decolonisation for all!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i just completed my masters degree 🥺🥺🥺 some of the hardest few months of my life and definitely feels weird to even be happy at a time like this but alhamdulilah alhamdulilah alhamdulilah Cambridge is DONE! Now back to police abolition
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This
@UKinSudan
evacuation plan is a complete joke. My friend lost contact with her grandparents (British nationals) 8 DAYS AGO, and they can’t reach the evacuation point because they are being told they need to get there themselves. No support from the gov’t.
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This report highlights that the RSF has deliberately burned homes, targeting and attacking civilians in El Fashir,
#Darfur
throughout this month. Undeniably showcasing their genocidal intentions, as the world watches on..
REPORT:
Targeted razing southeast El-Fasher neighborhoods,
Additional conflict-related damage in Abu Shouk IDP camp,
3 communities with arson attacks between 20-26 May (total 32 communities since 31 March),
RSF present in east of El-Fasher
🛰️:
@maxar
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Our paper for the
@LSEMiddleEast
project on women's leadership in Sudan has been published (open access!)
This research has served as one of many examples of the Sudan that people envision and deserve.
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Doing some writing and wondering —why are we taught in school that Ghana was the first African country to gain independence when it was actually Sudan?
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I’m looking forward to speaking about
#Sudan
and its interrelated conflicts at the
@oxfordafrica
conference next weekend.
Meet our distinguished panelists for the 'Navigating the Political Disintegration of the Horn of Africa: Interrelated Crises and Pathways to Stability' panel at the Oxford Africa Conference 2024.
Click here to read more:
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History can tell us lot. Sudan’s military has sought a seat in politics since the independence process began. The British were having secret political meetings with military during the decolonisation process. What we’re seeing today is no accident, all engineered & cemented
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‼️Donations needed for
@SudanNextGen
‼️ this fund targets displaced families impacted by the fighting in
#Sudan
. If you are able, pls consider donating here:
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Western foreign policy specialists are stumped with this one lmao
At Shannon Airport, I held an unscheduled meeting with President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
I am grateful for Sudan's consistent support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
We discussed common security challenges,
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Looking to interview ppl with an understanding of Sudanese art, sport and recreation for my thesis. I am looking for ppl w/ an understanding of these forms of socialisation/expression & how they’ve shaped understandings of Sudani-ness. Please DM if this is you or some1 you know!
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#HappeningNow
@ChathamHouse
event on the conflict and atrocities in Darfur since the war in
#Sudan
started in April last year.
As the RSF and SAF continue to fight for control over Darfur, the int’l community is silent. Call it what it is - a genocide.
#CHAfrica
@AfricaProg
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My grandfather and grandmother on a diplomatic mission in Lebanon in the 1960s.
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If you have specific questions about your eligibility pls contact the funder/university -- their contact info is on the spreadsheet.
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Can people who have no idea about Sudan’s context and conflict stop QTing me saying African solutions to African problems please ❤️ thanks.
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I could write a lot about what it’s like being a young black Sudanese women in these spaces & how historians and non-historians alike critique me bc I have ‘too many opinions’ but every1 else is ‘analytical’
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Is there anything that can be done for Sudanese whose passports are about to expire? My family members have passports expiring in less than 6 months. Sudanese embassies have always sent ppl to Sudan to renew their passports.
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Sudanese students have had their degrees paused countless of times bc of political turmoil and conflict - things that should never impact students but that is the reality. Now ppl are without transcripts or funds to finish or start uni
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3 women in Soba need to get to Egypt as the situation in the area becomes more more and dire & dangerous for women. They don’t have money for a bus. Is there any way to get them money + a bus OR get them to the border?
#حوجة_السودان
#حوجه_عاجلة
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If you know of any UK based scholarships I could include please share them with me 🤍
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I am trying platform marginalised voices/groups from Sudan and/or the diaspora who would like to get their stories/opinions out in mainstream media. I will help edit, translate & it can also be an interview if u prefer. Can also anonymise. DM if u know any1! Pls RT!
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Our families spent decades building homes and lives with no support from the state. Now, everything they built is being threatened by the same people who have deprived our country for decades.
Cannot believe that my family back in Sudan is now contemplating leaving our family home or staying not knowing what’s going to happen, no one wants to leave without my grandma who can’t move and no one wants to leave the house my grandparents poured their sweat and blood into..
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ramadan kareem everyone 💫💕🌙 thinking of those who will be fasting and protesting in 40 degree heat this year in Sudan & the families of our martyrs who will be spending this holy month without their loved ones. #تسقط_بس
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Sudanese students are some of the brightest and dedicated individuals i know. Education opens so many doors. It may not be *the* most important priority to u rn but it IS important and ill stand by that.
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Me saying that this conflict is rooted in Bashir and colonialism isn’t a new finding or a shocking revelation???
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I received a lot more DMs than I expected so pls be patient with me. In the meantime I’ll work on writing up a resource for everyone to use and refer to 🙏🏽
If any Sudanese students need support w/ applying to universities and finding funding, please send me a DM. I will try my best to provide application and funding tips. I can also answer some questions on visas
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We demand justice. So many have suffered at the hands of the regime, both in the past and today. We are fighting in memory of our martyrs.
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It was such a privilege to be able to host this discussion with the wonderful Leila Aboulela at
@chechebooks
last night ☺️ thank you to everyone who came and made it a memorable night!
@MacondoLitFest
Wonderful reading by Leila Aboulela from
#TheRiverSpirit
at
#macondolitfest2023
@MacondoLitFest
@Chechebooks
@kilimanispeaks
#books
#sudan
#leilaaboulela
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My incredibly smart little (big) brother graduated high school today! ❤️😍Hyping him until he forces me to delete these 😬
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Another day where someone has told me they didn’t know about what was happening in
#Sudan
. I’m not even blaming ignorance - so much of the int’l community & it’s citizens just think this is business as usual for us.
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for journos - as important as it is to get on the ground coverage of the situation, pls consider that ppl are overwhelmed, trying to conserve power, energy etc. take the route of speaking to the Sudanese diaspora when possible - they have more capacity atm.
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For aspiring Sudanese PhD students!! Here is a great opportunity at
@ALC_KCL
-- fully funded studentship on the topic: African fashion - creative innovation, sustainable practices and socioeconomic transformation. DUE JUNE 30!
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Ppl are QTing me & saying African problems so African solutions. Not only is this exclusionary but NO country should deny anyone asylum. Also when we want to solve our problems, it is Western countries that are the first to be involved. When we want help, they look away.
It's crazy bc when Ukrainian students needed universities & jobs, the EU launched fellowship schemes, the UK classified them as home students for cheaper tuition & provided loans, & Australia increased scholarships. For
#Sudan
the picture is v different.
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For those wanting to know more about Sudan please read
@matnashed
’s articles on AJ English. A journalist who is standing with us in solidarity, and platforming our voices 🙏🏽
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Telling refugees they should be ‘thankful’ and ‘humble’ to host countries is crazy
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Hi all - this person has been trying to raise funds from the start of the war to help themselves + their family leave Khartoum and go to a safer location.
Please RT and donate what you can 🤲🏽 جزاك الله خير
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What is the point of continuously extending the ceasefire when both sides don’t abide to it? Someone explain this to me like I’m 5 please.
Joint Facilitators’ Statement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America on the Extension of an Agreement on a Short-Term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements in Sudan
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce that on May 29,
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I wrote this!!! 🤪
"Not only have the youth been at the forefront of these protests, but we have also made it clear that we will not settle for anything less than the complete removal of Bashir’s regime and free and fair elections"
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Why do the RSF loot personal cars that serve no purpose in battle? At first I thought it was for defecting purposes but after hearing more and more reports about this, I’m not so sure..
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& not every1 has the luxury of relocating, finding new schools and starting new lives. Even among those that do, leaving was the hardest decision to make
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The pain and worry I’ve experienced over the last month is something I hope no one ever has to go through
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thank u to the stranger who spoke up and then offered to walk me home when I was being harassed on the bus last night. I was too scared to speak up for myself, so thank you again for your bravery and kindness
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There were so many exciting projects in the works to preserve Sudan’s museums and archives and make them more accessible. I hope that we can find ways to preserve our memories and recent history, so that generations to come can fall in love w/ Sudan the same way we have.
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These are the type of daily conversations we are having with people. May Allah protect our people and our country
#Sudan
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You could tell that this team was racist from when Martinez did that disrespectful nonsense with the Mbappe doll during their World Cup victory parade
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Let people mourn in peace. Why are they being forced to play when they can barely hold back tears? How can you champion their mental health and then put them in a situation like this? Let them go home to their families
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with THE
@DinanAlasad
💛💛💛
To begin 2021, Declarations is focusing on women’s rights in
#Sudan
, beginning with the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir and then looking at the present and future of
#womensrights
in the country. Read more about our guests Dinan Alasad and Aida Abbashar here. Episode coming soon!
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Where do they want people to go? What do they want people to do? This war has been relentless and has not stopped since April, & the rest of the world continues to turn a blind eye.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Abercrombie and Fitch
what’s something that ISN’T racist but still FEELS racist to you?
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Let’s never stop talking, writing and advocating for Sudan. My thoughts on the current negations for
@trtworld
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I’m more versed on UK universities but can direct you to the right resources for other countries like Egypt
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Been getting DMs regarding scholarships & masters applications so just letting u know I'm very open to answering questions on the application process in my DMs! For US and UK masters programs xx
first class honours and a full scholarship to pursue my masters at
@Cambridge_Uni
in the fall. Alhamdulilah a million times over 💛
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Research fellowship and my dream internship lined up for this summer 🙌🏽 alhamdulilah ❤️
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Still no success in evacuating my friends grandparents. The UK govt evacuated their diplomats across the street and left her grandparents. As of today, still no support from the UK govt.
#Sudan
This
@UKinSudan
evacuation plan is a complete joke. My friend lost contact with her grandparents (British nationals) 8 DAYS AGO, and they can’t reach the evacuation point because they are being told they need to get there themselves. No support from the gov’t.
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If anyone is able to help me come up with a similar database for Egypt and Turkey (although from my research this type of support seems limited - I could b wrong!) and the EU please message me.
#Sudan
For students from
#Sudan
: I created this database of UK scholarships that target students who experienced forced displacement, hardship, and financial distress. I will continue updating as I find more resources:
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