Abdulhafez Maryood

Short-story writer Abdulhafez Maryood was born in 1969 in Nyala, in southern Darfur. He has published one novel and two short stories collections nationally and internationally and also written the scripts for films aired by Al Jazeera, BBC, and TV5, including a film about Tayeb Salih. He has won various prizes for his writings and documentaries, and his publications include the short-story collection Habashiyat (2018). Currently, he lives in Khartoum and works with a variety of research, translation, and cultural projects.

Obatit’s Ploys

Abdulhafez Maryood, Nassir al-Sayeid al-Nour

“What’s the shame of being Ethiopian?” She whispered to herself. Suddenly, a year ago when she fled to Sudan, she discovered that Ethiopian denotes a derogatory, painful word among Sudanese …