The Straw Mat
In those days, I had never known that the skinny man with thin legs and a slim face, standing among the sawing reeds by the dead pond, would provide the …
Amar Ali Hassan
Nassir al-Sayeid al-Nour is a Sudanese critic, translator and author.
The Straw Mat
In those days, I had never known that the skinny man with thin legs and a slim face, standing among the sawing reeds by the dead pond, would provide the …
The Jungo: Stakes of the Earth – Should the Novel be Reconsidered Narratively or Politically?
The Novel and the Author The novelist Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, widely regarded as one of the most prolific and internationally acclaimed Sudanese writers, achieved broad recognition with his novel The …
Sudan: Narrative of Identity, War, Exile, and the Tragedy of a Forgotten Land
The phrase “When God created Sudan, He laughed” is widely circulated within Sudanese society or by foreigners who are related to Sudan in one way or another. Whether attributed to …
Edward Said and the Palestinian Narrative of Exile
Even twenty-three years after his passing, the shadow of Edward Said—Palestinian by birth, American by experience, and humanist by conviction—still stretches across the global intellectual landscape. Debate surrounds him as …
The Last Threads of Dreams
Having been convinced that I would never reach the west side, I decided to come to Paris. I arrived at Gare du Nord station. Unbelievably, my plan to spend a …
The Psychoanalytic Imagination in Dr. Alan Kikani’s The Obsessed
Syrian (Kurdish) novelist and surgeon Alan Kikani has recently published his fourth narrative work, a novel titled The Obsessed, released by London-based Ramina Books, in which he skillfully merges an …
Organized Violence and Resistance in Sudanese Theatrical Experience: The Play “Those Who Crossed the River” as a Model
Abstract This paper seeks to explore how resistance to organized violence manifested in the play “Those Who Crossed the River.” It will provide definitions of the terms “organized violence” and …
The Hangman
A giant man dangled by the gallows rope driven by a ruthless desire for death. Calmly and expertly, I moved the latch. His death was a nice, delicious and velvety …
The Diver: a Novel about Abu Hamid AL-Ghazali, A Historical Character, Fictionally Restored
The acclaimed Egyptian novelist and linguist Dr. Reem Bassiouney, mostly known for her historical serial novels, in particular her trilogy of the Mamluk era, has recently issued her new novel …
His Own Birth
Her moan dragged me into the place. I was so fatigued. Working a new system had sucked the last lively drop out of our veins, but my mistrust of the …