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The Just Security PodcastSudan Marks Two Years of WarThe North African country of Sudan marks two years of war this week. The fighting between rival military factions – the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – has killed an estimated 150,000 people and forced more than 15 million people from their homes. Almost 25 million people face acute hunger, according to United Nations agencies. It’s the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. How did Sudan get to this point? What’s the current state of play in Sudan, and where does the country -- and the international community trying to support it -- go from here? Joining the...2025-04-1616 min
Weekend Edition SundayWhat Khartoum's takeover by the military means for Sudan's humanitarian crisisNPR's Eyder Peralta talks to Nisrin Elamin from the University of Toronto about the significance of Sudan's army recapturing its capital and the country's humanitarian crisis.2025-03-3005 min
The TakeAnother Take: Remembering war in SudanEvery Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on April 16, 2024. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed. On April 15, 2023, fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its paramilitary rival the Rapid Support Forces. The war has caused the largest displacement crisis in the world and a looming famine. We hear from previous guests to find out what life has been like, and what they still hold on to. In this episode: Hamid Khalahfallah (@HamidMurtada), Policy Analyst Nisrin Elamin (@minlayla77), Assistant Professor...2025-03-2220 min
The CGAI Podcast NetworkSudan and What Canada Can Do To HelpThe ongoing war in Sudan has displaced over 14 million people. Today, Colin Robertson sits down with Nisrin Elamin and Nicholas Coghlan about Canada’s response to the crisis and it’s large-scale implications to the African community.
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Participants' bios
-Nisrin Elamin is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the African Studies program at the University of Toronto.
-Nicholas Coghlan served as Canada’s First Resident in Khartoum, Sudan and the First Resident Canadian Ambassador in Juba, South Sudan.
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Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson //
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Readin...2025-03-1444 min
Africa DailyCan Sudan feed itself in the future?Millions of people in Sudan are facing hunger and possible famine due to the war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces militia, which has been going on for almost two years. The country has the ability to feed itself if farmers could use the most fertile land, between the White and the Blue Nile rivers in El Gezira state. Although a massive irrigation scheme has been in place there for a century, the past choice of cash crops, along with mismanagement by the government have meant Sudan has not been able...2025-02-2619 min
Ladies of SosaUnderstanding the War in Sudan 🇸🇩 Factors that led to Armed Conflict and Voices of ResistanceIn this episode, we are joined by Nisrin Elamin, an anthropologist and activist, and Khaldah Salih, a Sudanese-Canadian organizer, to unpack the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Together, we explore the historical and social context of the war, its human impact, and the importance of bringing attention to what is currently taking place in Sudan and to the displaced Sudanese people.Donate to the Sudan Solidarity Fund: SudanSolidarity.com#WarinSudan #UnderstandingTheWarInSudan #Sudan #SudanSolidarityCollective #SouthSudaneseDiapora #Podcast # #Diaspora #SouthSudanese #DallasSouthSudanese #livepodcast Hosts:Sahra - @SoSahraChristine - @ChristinaLadoPanel:Amanual...2025-01-071h 29
A Public AffairYou should know what is happening in Sudan
Due to ongoing fighting in the country, Sudan is experiencing the world’s worst displacement crisis and record levels of hunger. The war has pushed the country to the brink of collapse, and there is no end in sight. Escalating tensions have forced millions of families to flee their homes and has killed thousands. Outbreaks of measles and cholera continue to devastate Sudan’s population, and humanitarian aid has been curtailed by fighting, leaving most in dyer need.
Nisrin Elamin joins host Esty Dinur to explain what lead to the ongoing war and what...2024-12-2053 minThe Just Security PodcastAssessing the Origins, Dynamics, and Future of Conflict in SudanThe conflict in Sudan, which erupted in April 2023, primarily involves the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. While the fighting began in the country’s capital, Khartoum, it has since spread to other regions, including Darfur. The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, with estimates of 15,000 killed and more than 20,000 injured. The humanitarian crisis is dire, with millions facing severe food shortages. Around 25 million people are in need of assistance, 8.1 million are internally displaced, and 2.9 million peo...2024-10-111h 18
Movement MemosBreaking Down Sudan’s Struggle: What the World Is Missing“This war is not a civil war, it's a counter-revolutionary war against civilians. It's a war of military elites against the entire civilian population,” says Sudanese organizer Nisrin Elamin. Sudan is currently experiencing the largest mass displacement event in the world today. Thousands are dead and famine is “almost everywhere” in the country. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Elamin, organizer Yusra Khogali, and host Kelly Hayes discuss the historical and political roots of the violence, how global powers are fueling the conflict, and the revolutionary efforts of grassroots mutual aid networks on the ground. This episode unpacks what the world is...2024-09-261h 05
Radio Intifada by SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) Region RadioCrises in Sudan with Dr. Nisrin ElaminCollective members Hamoud Salhi and Soraya Zarook host Dr. Nisrin Elamin to discuss the geopolitical context behind the war and famine in Sudan. Dr. Elamin is 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 which focuses on Saudi and Emirati land grabs and community resistance to land dispossession in the agricultural Gezira region of Sudan currently under siege by the RSF.
Dr. Elamin is also a member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective which has been s...2024-08-0529 min
The Conversation WeeklyDon't Call Me Resilient: as war rages in Sudan, a new type of community resistance takes holdWe’re bringing you an extra episode this week from Don’t Call Me Resilient, another podcast from The Conversation. Hosted by Vinita Srivastava at The Conversation in Canada, Don’t Call Me Resilient is your weekly dose of news and current events through a sharply-focused anti-racist lens.In this episode Vinita talks to Nisrin Elamin about the ongoing war in Sudan, which has displaced more than 10m people. Elamin, an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto in Canada, says that in the absence of a properly functio...2024-07-0139 min
Don’t Call Me ResilientAs war rages in Sudan, community resistance groups sustain lifeIn this episode of 'Don't Call Me Resilient', Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor of Anthropolgy and African Studies at the University of Toronto, paints a grim picture of life in Sudan today. She says the current war, which exploded on April 15, 2023, is devastating both rural and urban communities. Elamin also identifies small pockets of hope. In the absence of a properly functioning government and looming famine, grassroots groups are stepping in to help people survive.Since last April, Sudanese people in both rural and urban areas have been caught in the middle of a violent conflict between two w...2024-05-3038 min
New Books in African StudiesNisrin Elamin on the Conflict in SudanNisrin Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto whose work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. Elamin joins the Ufahamu Africa podcast for this episode focused on the conflict in Sudan.Books, Links and Articles
“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” Analysis by Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly
Darfur Diaspora Association
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Dabanga Sudan
Sudan Tribune
“Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” by Clayton Boeyink and Stephanie Schwartz
“Home, Again: Refugee Return...2024-05-301h 02
New Books in AnthropologyNisrin Elamin on the Conflict in SudanNisrin Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto whose work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. Elamin joins the Ufahamu Africa podcast for this episode focused on the conflict in Sudan.Books, Links and Articles
“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” Analysis by Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly
Darfur Diaspora Association
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Dabanga Sudan
Sudan Tribune
“Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” by Clayton Boeyink and Stephanie Schwartz
“Home, Again: Refugee Return...2024-05-301h 02
New Books in Political ScienceNisrin Elamin on the Conflict in SudanNisrin Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto whose work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. Elamin joins the Ufahamu Africa podcast for this episode focused on the conflict in Sudan.Books, Links and Articles
“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” Analysis by Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly
Darfur Diaspora Association
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Dabanga Sudan
Sudan Tribune
“Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” by Clayton Boeyink and Stephanie Schwartz
“Home, Again: Refugee Return...2024-05-301h 02
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 197: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in Sudan (rerun)It’s never too late to pay attention to what is happening in Sudan. The international community should be supporting everyday people’s needs as they navigate this humanitarian disaster and should also be supporting a way forward out of the war.We're re-upping our conversation with Nisrin Elamin about the conflict in Sudan. Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. We also bring updates on the news we're paying attention to this...2024-04-2058 min
The TakeRemembering one year of war in SudanApril 15 marks one year since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its paramilitary rival the Rapid Support Forces. The war has caused the largest displacement crisis in the world and a looming famine. We hear from previous guests to find out what the past year has been like, and what they still hold on to. In this episode: Hamid Khalahfallah (@HamidMurtada), Policy Analyst Nisrin Elamin (@minlayla77), Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mat Nashed (@MatNashed), Journalist Kholood Khair (@KholoodKhair), Founding Director, Confluence Advisory Episode credits: This episode was produced b...2024-04-1619 min
Get FreeThe World We Became: Turtle Island & PalestineTackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, The World We Became: Map Quest 2350 is a speculative cartography atlas. Co-curated by Tao Leigh Goffe and Shannon Gleeson, the initiative is a collaboration between a collective of artists, poets, academics, curators, architects, and activists. This digital humanities experiment maps global ecological crises and shared Black, Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Caribbean, and Indigenous futures. The names of the contributors are: Anisa Jackson, Elspeth Iralu, Erica Violet Lee, Hashem Abushama, Nisrin Elamin, and Randa Tawil. The special guest expert is Professor Samia Henni (McGill).2024-03-0125 minNew Books in Political ScienceThe Conflict in SudanNisrin Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto whose work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. Elamin joins the Ufahamu Africa podcast for this episode focused on the conflict in Sudan.Books, Links, & Articles:
“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” Analysis by Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly
Darfur Diaspora Association
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Dabanga Sudan
Sudan Tribune
“Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” by Clayton Boeyink and Stephanie Schwartz
“Home, Again: Refugee Return and Pos...2024-02-011h 02New Books in African StudiesThe Conflict in SudanNisrin Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto whose work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. Elamin joins the Ufahamu Africa podcast for this episode focused on the conflict in Sudan.Books, Links, & Articles:
“Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots.” Analysis by Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly
Darfur Diaspora Association
Keep Eyes On Sudan
Dabanga Sudan
Sudan Tribune
“Tanzania’s Threat to Expel Burundians Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” by Clayton Boeyink and Stephanie Schwartz
“Home, Again: Refugee Return and Pos...2024-02-011h 02
Haymarket Books LiveCounterrevolution in Sudan: Understanding the Causes of the Current WarNisrin Elamin, Raga Makawi, and Hamid Khalafallah recount the history of the 2018 Sudanese Revolution and explain the current conflict. This event took place on July 5, 2023.
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 de...2023-12-231h 28
Socialism ConferenceRevolution In Crisis: Lessons and Challenges from the Sudanese UprisingRabab Elnaiem, Nisrin Elamin, and Muzan Alneel speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by
In this session recorded over Labor Day weekend, Sudanese revolutionaries recount the history of the inspiring and highly organized 2018 Sudanese Revolution—its strengths in organizing tactics and models, as well as its limitations and the setbacks, negotiations, and concessions that brought it to the current state of war. Speakers then explore the prospects for revolutionary forces to regroup in the aftermath of war to renew the struggle for democracy, justice, and equality.
Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.or...2023-11-2339 min
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 183: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in SudanThis week we feature a conversation with Nisrin Elamin, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region. In our conversation, we focus on the conflict in Sudan. Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com. 2023-11-2058 min
UkomboziInterview Nisrin Elamin and Hamid KhalafallahWelcome to Season 2 of Ukombozi.The Sudanese Revolution of 2018-2019 was a bubbling up of many movements all at once. As Hamid Khalahfallah, one of our guests here, says: "It was many transitions all at once"––a political, cultural and spiritual one. And then it ended, first with another coup in 2021, and now with brutal fighting between two parts of the regime. Here we discuss the conflict, but in also the place of social movements in Sudanese society. One of the reasons we are where we are today is because of the enormous inequalities that Sudanes...2023-06-201h 31
The LedeSudan’s Democracy Deferred — with Nisrin Elamin, Khalid Mustafa Medani, Kwangu Liwewe and Danny PostelFive weeks after intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Nisrin Elamin and Khalid Mustafa Medani joined New Lines magazine’s Kwangu Liwewe and Danny Postel for a deep dive into the origins of Sudan’s nascent civil war. The army is led by Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, while the RSF answers to Gen. Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo. After seizing power in a 2021 military coup, the two men had ruled Sudan together for almost two years.
“The international community was engaging with these two g...2023-05-2648 min
Ufahamu AfricaEp. 171: A conversation with Mai Hassan, Nisrin Elamin, and Deen Sharp on SudanOn April 15, fighting broke out in Sudan between the army and a powerful para-military group known as the RSF. Khartoum is the site of much of this fighting and its citizens have been fleeing amid a humanitarian crisis. Three scholars speak about the crisis for this episode, which first aired as a webinar called "Sudan: Insight into Current Events."You'll hear from Mai Hassan, associate professor of political science at MIT, Nisrin Elamin, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto, and Deen Sharp, visiting LSE fellow in human geography & environment at the London School of...2023-05-061h 14
The Alex Pierson ShowToronto woman escapes dangerous conditions in SudanHost Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Nisrin Elamin, Assistant Professor of African Studies at University of Toronto, about her experience of evacuating Sudan with her young daughter after a family trip turned dangerous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-05-0209 min
The TakeThe journey out of SudanThe way out of Sudan right now is long and dangerous, and hundreds of thousands of people are on the journey. Nisrin Elamin and her family, including her father, who’s approaching 90, were among those escaping the violence after two weeks of fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the powerful paramilitary known as the Rapid Support Forces. The situation at Sudan’s borders is dire, but inside the country, there are widespread shortages and the violence threatens to increase. Nisrin tells us her story of leaving Sudan, and her worries for the family she left behind. In th...2023-05-0219 min
Haymarket Books LiveAfrican Politics Today: What Progressives Need to Know (1-15-21)Join the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America for this panel discussion with leading experts on African politics.
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What should progressives know about the political situation in Africa today?
Find out by joining the International Committee of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Haymarket Books for this panel discussion with leading experts on African politics.
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Speakers:
Nisrin Elamin is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Bryn Mawr College. She is an anthropologist who researches land rights, extractive industries, foreign land grabs, and the militarization of borders in East Africa and the Sahel.
Zachariah Mampilly is Marxe Chair of International Affairs at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is the aut...2021-03-051h 02
Africa World Now ProjectOn the Sudan uprisings with Sudanese activist/scholar Nisrin ElaminNote: this program is from 2019! We leave it here for context of the current situation. In a Washington Post article titled, Recent protests in Sudan are much more than bread riots, Nisrin Elamin and Zachariah Mampilly, writes “On Dec. 19 2018, the town of Atbara in northeastern Sudan erupted in protest against the military dictatorship that has ruled the country for almost three decades. People took to the streets following a tripling of bread prices to demand “freedom, peace, justice and the downfall of the regime.” But international coverage framing the protests as bread riots obscures the larger political context, misrepresents protesters’ demands...2019-05-0257 min
On AfricaBeyond Bread: Civilian Protests in SudanThis episode of the On Africa podcast features Sudanese scholar and activist Nisrin Elamin (Stanford University) and Dr. Zachariah Mampilly, Professor of Political Science (Vassar College) in an in-depth discussion on the current civilian protests in Sudan. While the latest spate of protests was sparked by rising bread prices, the underlying grievances of Sudanese citizens revolve around decades of political and economic marginalization. Please tune in and enjoy! 2019-01-1639 min
State of the HumanImmigrating: Crossings (full episode, part 1 of theme)We hear a lot about immigrants. In this episode, we hear from immigrants – not as statistics, but as individual human beings crossing borders. Oscar gets deported and tries to return home. Maddie comes to terms with her family relationships. And Nisrin enters the U.S. from Sudan after the first travel ban takes effect.
In this episode, stories of crossing. This is part one of a two part series.
Host: Noelle Chow
Producers: Carissa Cirelli, Noelle Chow, Jett Hayward, An-Li Herring, Julia Ingram, Louis Lafair, Rosie LaPuma, Yue Li, Jenny March, Kate Nelson, Jackson Roach, Helvia Taina, Melina Walling, Jake Warga, Eileen Williams, Cathy Wong
Show Music: johnny_ripper
(Links to this show's music and sound s...2017-11-2738 min
Kaleidoscope IslamSudan Today: A conversation with Nisrin ElaminWhat happens when religious ties are invoked for economic purposes? In this episode, Stanford graduate student Nisrin Elamin discusses the reaction to investments in Sudan coming from Muslim-majority countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Photo Credit: Gezira Scheme, via NASA.
Music Credit: "Readers! Do You Read?" by Chris Zabriskie, via Free Music Archive.2015-01-3000 min
arabologyArabology 5.7 [Arab Women's Voices in Music, Literature, and Culture]Special episode dedicated to 'Arab Women's Voices in Music, Literature, and Culture' including:
1. An interview with May Nasr and the premiere of her new song 'Ouhibbouka" (lyrics by Ghada Samman)
2. Writer Arin Mango who reads excerpts from her article "What's Islam Got to Do with It?' which was published in 'Avicenna: The Stanford Journal of Muslim Affairs' (Vol 3 No. 1 Winter 2013)
3. A conversation with Nisrin Elamin (Doctoral student at Stanford) who broaches issues related to Sudanese culture while showcasing vibrant songs by Sudanese women/singers Rasha and Elsarah..
4. An interview with Zoe Woolford, student of Arabic at Stanford, who discusses...2013-05-232h 01