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Growing up in Darfur by Prof.Abdullahi ElTom

It is a story of an ambitious man who grew up in a civilized community. Civilized: because it has a vital social, economic, and political organization and religious life. These systems and traditions are stated in the novel as activities that normally and naturally practised by the members of that community; division of labour is essential in family life; “all children are dead silent listening to their parents discussing their plans for the day. It is important for them to listen carefully as it is now that all duties of the day are assigned. Alfatih is to go and open the shop…Saaeed is to release the goats and cows …Mahasin has to clean the teapots and glasses and complete sweeping the house yard. Neimat is to clean the pigeons’ cottage…” Politically, there is a local leader who rules the whole are with sub rulers under him, “ For uncle Ali is the most important man in the district. Mohammed says he is the chief just because his title is shartay but he is not right. Shartay...

Every Day but not some Glimpses into the everyday lives of Sudanese By Leoma Gilley

The novel reflects deep self devotion and exalt in the God; and represents features of a genuine faithful believer who entirely and absolutely depends upon the god in life. It also reveals a significant attitude that the author has not strong tendency towards instinct as a woman but all her feelings, emotions and sentiments are to please the God and her father and that is why whenever she prays for deliverance or salvation the Heaven's reply is immediate and clear. The experiences that she faced are fuel to her faith and belief that the God is responsible of her life as she proves as an honest and loyal servant. Living among Africans has another considerable philosophy to the writer that is to examine and practise brotherhood between Christians; which she is a highly remarkable example of love, equality and fraternity regardless of race or colour.  The writer's experiences in the Sudan are important to the Sudanese more than other people because she has honestly expl...

A Point of View

This article was in 2008 after coming Obama as the first black president of the United States of America. It is beget that will drain the whole world. It began from the U.S.A with coming of a black president; flew to Tunisia , crept to Egypt and is active now in Yemen and Libya and perhaps in Syria . The first theatre of change is the Arab world, the next will the West as far as U.S.A again.    Tools of change are not the people of the western countries but the friends whom the west is assisting and supporting through NATO and USA .     These unwise actions have paved the road for Persians to the West: the road has two branches; the first is from Iran , Iraq , Syria , South Lebanon, Gaza , Egypt and Libya and then into Europe . The other branch is from Qatar , East of Saudi Arabia, Yemen , the Sudan and Libya and then into Europe .    When these roads and bridges are ready, the west will see and harvest the fruits of their policy towa...