The current conflict in Sudan has prompted the evacuation of diplomats and foreign nationals.  Our contributors have written on other facets of Sudan over the years.

A.k.a. The one who has killed the cat.  Wanda Waterman interviews Sudanese-born spoken word and hip hop artist Nazim Elnur.  “I have ephemeral memories of being raised in the Sudan, but other than that my childhood remains quite lost in terms of recallable memory… It’s clearly worrisome that I do not remember my childhood well.”  In Conversation With…Nazim Elnur, October 28, 2011.

Travelling through flavour.  Xine Wang leads readers on a tour of five curries from three continents.   “At first glance, this curry already stands differently from the rest. Its vibrant crimson color lends itself from a spice mix known as berbere.”  The Not-So Starving Student – Five Curries from Around the World, October 13, 2017.