Welcome to our playlist comprising the edited recordings of the presentations that contributed to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College. We organised the conference as a hybrid event, with participants (speakers and audience) able to join us in person or online through ZOOM. 

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference. 

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out. The formal presentations are given by:

Professor Munzoul Assal - Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?
Mr Hashim Mohammed Ahmed - The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora
Cllr Mona Adam - Challenges and Opportunities: Empowering the Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change in Sudan and South Sudan
Ms Abiol Lual Deng - Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan
Mr Elhag Paul - South Sudan Diaspora and Politics at Home
Iman Federico Awi - The Significant Role of the Sudanese Diaspora in the development of both Sudan and South Sudan, particularly in relation to challenges faced by the education sector

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Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan

This is a recording of Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi (Co-founder and Chair of Trustees, The Sudanese Programme) introducing the conference and it's speakers participating on the overall conference theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Introductions to the 1-day Conference: Sudanese Diaspora, the role in Sudan and South Sudan

This is a recording of Professor Munzoul Abdalla Assal (Professor II, University of Bergen, Senior Researcher, Chr Michelsens Institute, Bergen, Norway) on 'Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?

This is a recording of Mr Hashim Mohammed Ahmed (Civil Engineering Consultant; President of the Sudanese Engineers Trade Union in the UK & Ireland) on 'The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora

This is a recording of Cllr Mona Adam (Parliamentary Candidate for Kensington and Bayswater) on 'Challenges and Opportunities: Empowering the Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change in Sudan and South Sudan'

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Challenges & Opportunities: Empowering Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change, Sudan & South Sudan

This is a recording of Mr Elhag Paul (Activist, Journalist and Trustee of The Sudanese Programme) on 'South Sudan Diaspora and Politics at Home'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

South Sudan Diaspora and Politics at Home

This is a recording of Ms Abiol Lual Deng (Political Scientist and International Relations Expert) on 'Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan

This is a recording of Iman Federico Awi (PhD Researcher, University of Leeds) on 'The Significant Role of the Sudanese Diaspora in the development of both Sudan and South Sudan, particularly in relation to challenges faced by the education sector'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Role of Sudanese Diaspora in development of Sudan & South Sudan - education sector challenges

Promoting Knowledge and Understanding of Sudan and South Sudan. The Programme's remit is above politics, ethnicity and religion.