Muawad Mustafa Rashid
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Press Freedom in Sudan
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Introduction: Hailed as the fourth pillar of democracy, journalists have time and again risked their lives and reputation to reveal the truth behind an incident, event or scandal. In a bid to appreciate their hard work, every year, May 3 is observed as World Press Freedom Day. The special day celebrates the spirit of journalism and recognizes the dedication of journalists. It is extremely significant, as the United Nations considers it an…
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Happy Eid-ul-Fitr
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Muslims around the world are going to celebrate after five days the Eid-ul-Fitr after the completion of the holy month of Ramadan. Eid is a festival for joy because the Muslims could pass the divine test by taking a fast and being busy more in prayers. Thus, every Muslim looks happy and goes to meet relatives and friends to greet the happy Eid days to them as well as host them in…
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Together We Can Fight Hate Speech
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Last week two disgusting videos have gone viral on social media groups. The first was about the lawyer who was talking to another lawyer in the court session of the June 30th, 1989 coup leaders. The lawyer expressed in that video his happiness for firing Logman Ahmed from his post as the director of the national TV channel, adding that Logman doesn’t deserve that position because of his big nose (hinting at…
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The Collapse of the Values & Ethics System
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Last week an obscure female journalist called Safa Al-Fahal threw her shoe toward Al-Toum Hajo who was one of the speakers of a press conference organized by the Forces of Freedom and Change (National Reconciliation) at SUNA premises to announce its structure. She said while throwing the shoe “This is my comment on what is said by the speakers at the podium.” Another incident took place a week earlier when a prominent…
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The Banality System
Muawad Mustafa Rashid I recently read that in several places in the USA, Canada, and Western countries in general, people will see an expressive painting dominating the arena which reads (Stop Making Stupid People famous). Indeed, pushing scumbags to the frontlines of social and media work is considered a crime as it will have a bad impact on the upcoming generations and our youngsters. If we view the social media accounts of the new famous…
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Overcoming the Crisis
Muawad Mustafa Rashid It is not an end, but rather a start. Things appear from first glance that is coming to an end, but in reality, it is the start from another different angle that is absent from the scope of our sight. So it needs us to change the angle of view to determine and discover new beginnings. We pass very difficult moments and turns and this part of the journey, but our dealing…
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Time for Change and Honest Dialogue
Muawad Mustafa Rashid Let us first recognize that if the political parties want to acquire the respect of the citizens and win the upcoming elections, they should adopt a new approach and conduct in the political action. At the same time, if the military institution wants to acquire the respect of the people, it should recognize that a new generation emerged following the success of the December revolution. This new generation has a different approach…
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Divergent Scenes
Muawad Mustafa Rashid It is apparent that the protests will not stop and that the youth will continue taking to the streets despite the excessive force and the strict security measures taken by the government. The youth will continue their protests and insist on heightening the ceiling of their demands every day as long as the fierce response of the security authorities claims several lives daily besides tens of injuries. I believe that the youth…
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Merkel’s Valuable Advice
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, addressed the annual ceremony, at Harvard University in the USA. In her speech that earned several standing ovations, she advised the graduates to go out into the world and “tear down walls of ignorance and narrow-mindedness, for nothing has to stay as it is.” At Commencement, the German chancellor urged the graduates to embrace new beginnings, cautioning them to take nothing for granted. “Our individual liberties…
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Unity of Sudan Could be Boosted Through Diversity
Muawad Mustafa Rashid The Republic of Sudan lies in the North/East part of the African continent with its 43 population, 18 states, and Khartoum as its capital city. The country is distinguished by its cultural diversity as there are around 570 tribes from different ethnicities and languages. This diversity makes Sudan a model in absorbing all those cultures including the dress, traditions, dances, and even worshiping. It is difficult to write about all those tribes…