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Sudan

History World

In Sudan, Rediscovering Ancient Nubia Before It’s Too Late

Reconstructing an ancient African civilization heretofore mostly ignored.

Amy Maxmen Undark Magazine Feb 2018 15min Permalink

Crime World

Awake in the Night

Mary Kuanen escaped the violence of Sudan only to live through her husband’s murder in suburban Denver. This is her life today.

Robert Sanchez 5280 Dec 2016 Permalink

History World

Welcome to the Land That No Country Wants

On a small section of land wedged between Egypt and Sudan called Bir Tawil and the American who tried to claim it for himself.

Jack Shenker The Guardian Mar 2016 25min Permalink

World

George Clooney, South Sudan and How the World's Newest Nation Imploded

How celebrity-led humanitarian aid exacerbated a crisis.

Alex Perry Newsweek Oct 2014 Permalink

World

A Lost Boy Grows Up

The journey from a Sudanese refugee camp to an Atlanta police academy.

Kevin Sack New York Times Magazine Dec 2013 20min Permalink

Best Article Crime

The Prisoners of Guantánamo

The life history of an unassuming Sudanese man, Noor Uthman Muhammed, who has spent the last nine years in Guantánamo Bay prison.

Tyler Cabot Esquire Sep 2011 1h5min Permalink