Hana Baba

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Marvel Comics reimagines the sub-Saharan.

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During Sunday worship at St. Antonius Coptic Church in Hayward, California, women sit on one side of the church, and men on the other.

In California, praying in a language rooted in ancient Egypt

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A rally for Sudan held in San Francisco.

Online videos showed violent clashes in Sudan one street over from my parents’ house

October 7, 2013Conflict & Justice

Thousands of Sudanese expats in the US are spending their days and nights online these days – getting little sleep, calling home multiple times a day, checking on the safety of their family and friends – hoping for good news.

Developing Sudan’s Tuti Island

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

While Khartoum developed into a modern city, Tuti Island retained its bucolic environment. But that may be about to change now that a new bridge has been built connecting Tuti to the capital city. Reporter Hana Baba has the story.

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