Notes from the Underground: Iranians and Israelis connect online

Ah, I love blogging.
Telling me I can’t talk to so and so will just make me even more curious. And so here we are, living in the wonderful age of people-powered new media, interacting and reading each others’ words.
Hell, at one point I was even corresponding with an American soldier based in Iraq. Being able […]

Fouad Alfarhan: 62 Stinking Days In Jail

There are fears he might be being tortured. Wonderful huh? A guy so polite and peaceful rots in jail for simply wanting to see his country progress, while bearded intolerant idiots who preach hate and violence are freely allowed to do what they do best.
Let’s celebrate.

A Real Milestone for the Sudanese Blogosphere

Dear readers,
today is a good and happy day. I believe those of you who have been coming here for a while now already know how excited I get every time a new Sudanese blog pops up. My open letter to the Sudanese blogosphere indicated that evidently.
It looks like the Sudanese blogosphere is starting to build […]

Another Blog About Sudan Discovered

Just like Andrew Heavens and Rob Crilly, Blake is also a freelance journalist who spends a lot of time in Khartoum. He’s got two interesting blog posts.
Israel and Sudan: No surprise there really. Her reaction is rather representative.
Men Mustn’t Cook: He sounds like the typical super traditionalist uptight Sudanese male. Yeah, did you hear that […]

Waiting for My Connection

Good news? I’m back on campus for my final sem. Bad news? My room still has no internet connection. Meanwhile I’m writing this from the computer lab. The problem should be resolved soon.
UPDATE: Problem solved. Yeehaw!

Apologies For Light Posting

Yeah, sorry about that. Relatives are visiting and “vacationing” over here for a while so I don’t have as much access as I’d like to the internet at home but I’ll be back to full blogging mode in a week’s time (after I head back to campus for my final sem).
Stick around. There will be […]

Fouad Farhan: Why We Blog

Whops, I just realized I’m supposed to be silent today in order to express solidarity for Fouad Farhan, a fellow blogger who got jailed by the Saudi authorities.
Better late than never.
I never knew Fouad before the news of his arrest made it all over the media. Today for the first time I checked out some […]

The New “About Drima” Page

I rewrote the “About Drima” page. Lately I was becoming increasingly unhappy with it. It was too “rantish” and not as coherent as I’d have liked it to be.
Check out the new one. It tells an updated story.

Sudanese Nectar

… is a new blog that has been added to the blogroll under “Sudanese Bloggers”. Head over boys and girls to show some love and support.
This blog is dedicated to promoting Sudanese arts and culture as well as highlighting the impact of infectious diseases on communities in resource-constraint settings
For a while I was depressed […]

Mona Eltahawy Has a BLOG!

Yes, she finally joins us! I’m so glad. For those of you who don’t know her, Mona is an award-winning and courageous Egyptian columnist whose writings have appeared in many publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
She’s probably my most favorite Arab Muslim female writer discussing sociopolitical issues. Much of my views […]

Phew!

Sorry guys, I was experiencing some problems with my internet connection in the last few days. Boohoo. Perfect timing huh? It should be okay now though.
The teddy bear circus is over and I think the discussion on the topic has been exhausted so no article. It’s time to move on to other things. Here’s an […]

Vote and Spread the Word!


Vote For Drima!!

The voting has begun! Vote for me! Spread the word. Ask your friends to vote. If I end up in the top six I’ll be satisfied.

Finalist Again!!

Best Middle East or Africa Blog:

Michael J. Totten - Middle East Journal
My Marrakesh
Iraq the Model
A Mother in Israel
YBLOG ZA
The Dry Bones Blog
Sand Monkey
Treppenwitz
The Sudanese Thinker
Eatbees Blog

Yaaaaaaay!!! Although Michael J. Totten is clearly going to kick our asses. Bleh, who cares. I’m just happy to be in the finalist list again!

Today’s Fan Mail

I received this in my inbox a few days ago. It’s from a Sudanese working in a medical field in UK.
Dear Drima,
Salamz,
Just a brief email to thank and commend you on your outstanding blog. It seems to me (and probably a lot of modern Sudanese) to be a blog that really represents our true feelings […]

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