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Nisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain the current conflict.
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Spectre Live Presents:
Counterrevolution in Sudan: Understanding the Causes of the Current War
Sudan is wracked by war between dueling military factions. Nisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah will recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain how the military’s counterrevolution caused the current war. They will also show how people have survived the conflict and explore the prospects for revolutionary forces to regroup in its aftermath and renew the struggle for democracy, justice, and equality.
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Introduction by Shireen Akram-Boshar
Nisrin Elamin is currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto. She is currently writing a book tentatively titled Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-making in Central Sudan and has written for Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, Okay Africa, and The Egypt Independent.
Raga Makawi is a Sudanese editor and researcher currently based in the UK.
Hamid Khalafallah is a former Nonresident Fellow at TIMEP focusing on inclusive governance and mobilization in Sudan and is working as a Program Officer for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), supporting Sudan’s democratic transition.
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This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and Spectre Journal. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work.
Nisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain the current conflict.
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Spectre Live Presents:
Counterrevolution in Sudan: Understanding the Causes of the Current War
Sudan is wracked by war between dueling military factions. Nisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah will recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain how the military’s counterrevolution caused the current war. They will also show how people have survived the conflict and explore the prospects for revolutionary forces to regroup in its aftermath and renew the struggle for democracy, justice, and equality.
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Introduction by Shireen Akram-Boshar
Nisrin Elamin is currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto. She is currently writing a book tentatively titled Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-making in Central Sudan and has written for Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, Okay Africa, and The Egypt Independent.
Raga Makawi is a Sudanese editor and researcher currently based in the UK.
Hamid Khalafallah is a former Nonresident Fellow at TIMEP focusing on inclusive governance and mobilization in Sudan and is working as a Program Officer for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), supporting Sudan’s democratic transition.
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This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and Spectre Journal. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work.
