War in Sudan – Page 2 – Sudanese Arabic Documentary Transcripts with English Notes

Sudan bids farewell to Shadin Gardood; Aljazeera and Al Arabiya tell her story

Singer and Peace Campaigner

Two Brothers at War; BBC Arabic tells the story

Two Brothers at War, BBC Arabic tells the story Above, screen grab from today’s BBC Arabic news report. Background to Today’s Text Today’s text is a heartwarming 5-minute BBC Arabic report on the personal impact of the war on one Sudanese family in particular as two brothers find themselves on opposite sides in the conflict.Continue reading “Two Brothers at War; BBC Arabic tells the story”

Sudanese Civilians’ Stories and a Ramadan Prayer for Peace; BBC Arabic and Al-Arabiya

Sudanese Civilians’ Stories and a Ramadan Prayer for Peace Background to This Week’s Texts Today, we return to colloquial Sudanese. We hear the voices of Sudanese civilians who have fled fighting in Khartoum as well as those battling to survive in the capital. We close with a moving formal prayer for peace in Sudan. TheContinue reading “Sudanese Civilians’ Stories and a Ramadan Prayer for Peace; BBC Arabic and Al-Arabiya”

Prisons and Medical Services; the Impact of War on Khartoum – Aljazeera and Al-Arabiya Report

Above, screengrabs from the Aljazeera report on security breaches in Sudanese prisons, and below, opening scene from Al Arabiya’s brief headlines report on the health crisis in Khartoum. Background to This Week’s Texts The two texts below are an excellent resource for testing your intermediate to upper- intermediate grasp of rapid, dense, headline-based snapshot reportsContinue reading “Prisons and Medical Services; the Impact of War on Khartoum – Aljazeera and Al-Arabiya Report”

Who are the RSF? Aljazeera explains

Above, still from the Aljazeera Facebook video report featured in this blog. Do you know what key disputes have been implicated in the rift between General Burhan, head of Sudanese Armed Forces and Hemedti, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Force? Background to This Week’s text This 2.5-minute lightning overview of the Rapid Support ForceContinue reading “Who are the RSF? Aljazeera explains”

Former Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok Speaks

Background to This Week’s Text Following on from interviews with Burhan and Hemedti (see Burhan and Hemedti; Claim and Counterclaim, in this 2-minute intermediate – upper-intermediate Sky News Arabic report, we hear summarized highlights of Abdullah Hamdok’s formal reaction to the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Response Force justContinue reading “Former Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok Speaks”

Burhan and Hemedti; Claim and Counterclaim

Burhan and Hemedti; Claim and Counterclaim Above, screengrab from Al-Arabiya report featured in this post. Background to This Week’s Text Given the tragic events unfolding in Sudan, it is perhaps appropriate to focus our study this week on the political statements of the two key figures in Sudan’s current crisis. Next week we will focusingContinue reading “Burhan and Hemedti; Claim and Counterclaim”