he contributors for MER Issue 310 have relied on their own experiences in Sudan, their personal networks and a few important news sources to inform their grounded analyses. One of these sources that drew the editors’ attention is Atar: a Sudanese publication started six months after the war began. Atar has managed to put out […] The post Recommended Reading—Atar appeared first on MERIP ..read more

orn and raised in Omdurman Khartoum, Al Saddiq Al-Raddi is one of the leading African poets writing in Arabic today. Al-Raddi served as the cultural editor of Al-Sudani newspaper from 2006 until 2012, when he was stripped of his position during an uprising against Omar Al-Bashir due to his principled opposition to Sudan’s dictatorship. He […] The post ‘The Scent of Human Barbecue!’—A Poem by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi appeared first on MERIP ..read more

he war in Sudan that began in April 2023 has led to a reckoning among humanitarian aid organizations. As international organizations have struggled to alleviate the diverse, complex crises facing people across the country, locally led initiatives and mutual aid organizations have sprung up at the grassroots level. To speak about humanitarian work in Sudan, […] The post An Interview with William Carter, Sudan Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council appeared first on MERIP ..read more

he war has imposed gut-wrenching choices on the Sudanese people. Since the fighting broke out, millions have fled the capital city to different states within Sudan. Over 1.5 million have escaped the country altogether. Their patterns of movement reflect socio-economic disparities, as those hailing from less wealthy segments of society remained in Greater Khartoum. The […] The post Leveraging Humanitarian Aid in Wartime Sudan appeared first on MERIP ..read more

he battle for Nyala—Sudan’s second largest city and the capital of South Darfur state—was a turning point in the current war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). When the SAF’s garrison in Nyala fell to the RSF on October 26, 2023, it prefigured the Sudanese army’s collapse of across […] The post Dispatch from Nyala, Sudan’s Second City appeared first on MERIP ..read more

How austerity politics and the changing environment have fueled war in Sudan. The post Land, Livestock and Darfur’s ‘Culture Wars’ appeared first on MERIP ..read more

The everyday activism of Sudan's women-led worker cooperatives. The post Khartoum’s Women Street Vendor Cooperatives and the Politics of Care appeared first on MERIP ..read more

Reflecting on popular uprising, war and the need for a political labor movement. The post Sustaining Sudan’s Revolution–A Conversation with Rabab Elnaiem appeared first on MERIP ..read more

A Primer. The post The Struggle for Sudan appeared first on MERIP ..read more

  Middle East Report, “The Struggle for Sudan,” Spring 2024, No. 310, Vol. 53 No. 1   Executive Director James Ryan jamesryan@merip.org Executive Editor Katie Natanel katienatanel@merip.org Managing Editor Marya Hannun maryahannun@merip.org Photo Editor Michelle Woodward mwoodward@merip.org Staff Editors Alyssa Bivins bivins@gwu.edu Michael Kaplan kaplan_m@gwu.edu   Board of Directors Paul Silverstein (Board Chair) Reed College […] The post Issue 310 (Spring 2024) Masthead appeared first on MERIP ..read more