A sudaniya who is in love with her country, her culture, her people,her family, her religion , her friends, her grandmother and her major. She is majoring in mass communication and minoring in sociology and theatre and possibly gender studies. She likes food (especially cake and pasta), acting, Africa (apparently.), development (just wait till I become the first female president of the Sudan), reading (books inspire me), collecting bookmarks(don’t judge me) and teaching (she teaches basic english to refugees once a week).

She is outgoing, simple, colorful, always smiling.

She likes dancing, laughing, writing, talking (yes I’m very talkative!), blogging ,drinking flavoured tea and talking to witty grandmothers.

She is part of many activities such as, The Bussy project:- a club intended to empower women and raise awareness about women’s issues through creative means . I believe that people in my society are in denial, they see things happening infront of them but they prefer not talking about it. Apparently, being in denial makes the problem go away ( or mabye it makes them feel better!).

Yes, Sudaniya digresses alot and she is very sarcastic. She likes her religion but she prefers to read the holy book and not ask people who pretend they know all about religion but they have no idea. She hates the fact that fellow muslims interpret religion their own way. She can’t change that and she can’t change the world but she will make a difference, a slight one.

Dislikes: self-help books ( very sad!), sexism, racism, ignorance, conceited people and hypocrites, pesimistic people.

Likes: flavoured tea, pink tops, red candles, purple pens okkkk colorful things, indians, scarfs, open-minded people, female intellectuals, books, internet.

Sudaniya left Sudan when she was 2 because her parents couldn’t stay there for political and economic reasons. When she was growing up, she felt so distanced from her country and her own people. Being Sudanese for her was simply a “green passport”. She grew up in the Middle East and North Africa where she went to an international school. *Third Culture Kids*:). Sudaniya is a proud sudanese but she still considers herself a citizen of the world. She enjoys living in different countries and travelling around but she is hoping she can go back to her country someday and contribute in building her.

Favourite movies: love and basketball, the notebook, a walk to remember and hotel rwanda.

Favourite books: kaffir boy, my feudal lord, retribution, darfur, minaret, coloured lights, tell me your dream, we wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families, sudanese woman

Most of her blogs will be about Sudan and Africa. She will talk about slavery, racism, media n censorship, the government, Darfur and other crises occuring in the Sudan. She will base her posts on articles, personal opinions, information from her father , books and excellent investigation. She will accept criticism elegantly and will give feedback gracefully.

For now, enjoy reading her blog and feel free to indulge in her interesting collection of flavored tea *wink*

Wholeheartedly-Sudaniya