{"id":8886,"date":"2023-12-23T11:09:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T11:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=8886"},"modified":"2023-12-23T11:09:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T11:09:28","slug":"sudans-great-writers-still-echo-over-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/23\/sudans-great-writers-still-echo-over-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s Great Writers Still Echo Over Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Agencies &#8211; Sudan Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tayyeb Saleh and Mohamed al-Fayturi remain relevant to a troubled nation as its struggle with military rule intensifies once again<br \/>\nA novelist who decried military rule, tracing it to the country\u2019s colonial roots, and a poet showing how tyranny destroys itself both resonate afresh as conflict rages in their homeland once more<br \/>\nAccordig to Al Majalla,<br \/>\nDreams of a free, progressive and prosperous Sudan were popularised by the country\u2019s two greatest literary geniuses. Although much time has passed since their works were published, their words continue to resonate with Sudanese people in contemporary times \u2014 particularly after this week&#8217;s resumption of hostilities.<br \/>\nThe enduring appeal of novelist Tayyeb Saleh and poet Mohammad al-Fayturi has prompted Al Majalla to revisit their work in the context of the conflict that is once again gripping the homeland of these famous writers.<br \/>\nWhile both men are no longer living, Sudan\u2019s history of conflict means their work has much to say.<br \/>\nIt continues to show how intellectual and poetic interpretations of events can offer clarity to people and also inspire hope.<br \/>\nTheir literature remains sharp and direct, retaining its ability to reflect and channel the dreams of a long-suffering land. Their words demonstrate the power of rhetoric \u2013 both when it screams loudly and when it is quietly read \u2013 to denounce wrongs and become a voice for progress amid complex and conflicting clashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agencies &#8211; Sudan Events Tayyeb Saleh and Mohamed al-Fayturi remain relevant to a troubled nation as its struggle with military rule intensifies once again A novelist who decried military rule, tracing it to the country\u2019s colonial roots, and a poet showing how tyranny destroys itself both resonate afresh as conflict rages in their homeland once &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8888,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8886\/revisions\/8888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}