by Contributed | May 10, 2022 | Blog
By Nessrin ALI AHMAD A stage, lights, a mesmerised audience: it looks like an Egyptian folkloric concert but Umm Sameh is singing to heal the sick by driving out the demons that possess them. The music and dance ritual known as “zar”, with centuries-old...
by Contributed | May 5, 2022 | Blog
By Menna Zaki Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on electricity in a bid to tackle soaring costs. In Sudan, three-wheeler vehicles — tuk-tuk...
