Sudanese
Suzannah Mirghani on How Thessaloniki Winner ‘Cotton Queen’ Shines a Light on Sudanese Culture: ‘There’s a Sense of Being Seen’
[ad_1] As the Doha Film Festival opens its inaugural edition with a robust Spotlight on Sudanese cinema and music, the program arrives at a moment when the country’s films, like...
Sudanese Drama ‘Cotton Queen’ Wins Golden Alexander Award at Thessaloniki Film Festival
[ad_1] Suzannah Mirghani’s Sudanese drama “Cotton Queen” won the top prize Sunday at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, taking home the Golden Alexander for best feature film. Mirghani’s arresting debut —...
Mediterranean rescues find 3 Sudanese sisters dead on an overcrowded migrant boat
[ad_1] Three young sisters have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy took on water in bad weather while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, a German nonprofit organization...
‘A living hell’: Sudanese women face rape and abuse in Libya
[ad_1] "We live in terror," whispers Layla over the phone so nobody can hear. She fled Sudan with her husband and six children early last year in search of safety...