Awad Haroun iyo Asim Abdelaziz oo ka hadlay Port Sudan, iyo UNESCO oo sheegtay $30m yaraanta maalgelinta qaybta dhaqanka
Farshaxanleyda Suudaan ee dagaalku barakacay waxay ka sii wadaan Port Sudan ilaalinta dhaqanka iyo fanka, iyadoo UNESCO ay sheegtay in qaybta dhaqanka Suudaan ay la kulanto yaraan maalgelin dhan $30m.
Awad Haroun iyo Ahalina
Awad Haroun, 45 jir, oo ah farshaxanle iyo agaasime masrax, ayaa ka qaxay gurigiisa Al-Halfaya ee Khartoum North kadib markii dagaalku burburiyay noloshiisa. Wuxuu u guuray Port Sudan isaga, xaaskiisa iyo wiilkiisa, wax yar kadib markii uu qarxay dagaalka u dhexeeya SAF iyo RSF bishii Abriil 2023. Markii uu qaxay wuxuu qaatay laba shaati, laba surwaal, laba buug iyo xoogaa warqado sawir ah oo dildillaacsan, isagoo filayay inuu dhawaan ku laabto.
Wuxuu aasaasay kooxda dhaqanka Ahalina 2013 isagoo la jira dhalinyaro, isagoo isticmaalay masrax, farshaxan, muusig iyo puppetry si uu ula xiriiro dhalinyarada oo uu kor u qaado nabadda iyo wadajirka bulshada. Wuxuu yiri: “Losing my tools does not mean I have lost my skills, and losing my workspace does not mean I have lost my ability to create.” Wuxuu kaloo yiri: “Now, concerns about the possibility of eviction have left us uncertain about where we will go next.”
Asim Abdelaziz iyo muusiga
Asim Abdelaziz, 31 jir, oo ah muusigle iyo sameeye filim, ayaa ka tagay El Obeid, caasimadda gobolka North Kordofan, iyadoo dagaal sii xoogaysanaya iyo weerarro drone oo soo noqnoqday ay socdeen, wuxuuna gaaray Port Sudan bishii Nofembar 2023. Wuxuu yiri: “I have seen firsthand how hate speech affects people's lives. Through music, I try to remind Sudanese people that we are all brothers and sisters, and that war does not represent who we are.”
Taageerada ururka iyo UNESCO
Abdelqader Hashem, xoghayaha Ururka Qorayaasha iyo Farshaxanleyda Gobolka Badda Cas, ayaa sheegay in ururku taageeray farshaxanleyda iyo qoysaskooda ee ka soo qaxay dagaalka meelo kale oo Suudaan ah tan iyo 15 Abriil 2023. Wuxuu yiri: “We worked to establish a shelter for displaced artists in a school in Port Sudan and sought support from local and international organisations to provide for their basic needs.” Wuxuu kaloo yiri: “Most of the displaced artists have since returned to their homes in Khartoum following the Sudanese army's recapture of the capital.”
Bishii Abriil 2024, UNESCO waxay sheegtay in Ururka Qorayaasha iyo Farshaxanleyda ee Port Sudan uu hoy siiyay in ka badan 112 farshaxanle iyo xirfadlayaal dhaqan oo barakacay. Bishii Abriil 2026, UNESCO waxay sheegtay in hindiseheeda Port Sudan ay ka faa'iideysteen in ka badan 350 farshaxanle, haween, gabdho iyo xirfadlayaal dhaqan oo gudaha ku barakacay.
UNESCO estimates a $30m funding gap for Sudan's cultural sector, while shelters and workshops in Port Sudan support artists forced from their homes.
Displaced Sudanese artists who fled fighting in Khartoum, El Obeid and other areas have continued their work in Port Sudan, where unions and cultural groups have offered shelter, training and performances, according to testimony and UNESCO figures.
A Theatre Director Rebuilds in Port Sudan
Awad Haroun, 45, a visual artist and theatre director, fled his home in Al-Halfaya, Khartoum North, and moved to Port Sudan with his wife and son shortly after fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in April 2023. He carried two shirts, two pairs of trousers, two books and a few torn drawing papers, expecting to return soon. He founded Ahalina cultural group in 2013, using theatre, visual arts, music and puppetry to engage young people and promote peace and social cohesion.
"Losing my tools does not mean I have lost my skills, and losing my workspace does not mean I have lost my ability to create," Haroun said. He added: "Now, concerns about the possibility of eviction have left us uncertain about where we will go next."
Music Against Hate Speech
Asim Abdelaziz, 31, a musician and filmmaker, left El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, amid escalating fighting and repeated drone attacks, arriving in Port Sudan in November 2023. "I have seen firsthand how hate speech affects people's lives. Through music, I try to remind Sudanese people that we are all brothers and sisters, and that war does not represent who we are," he said.
Shelters, Unions and a Funding Gap
Abdelqader Hashem, secretary of the Red Sea State Writers and Artists Union, said the union has supported artists and their families who fled fighting elsewhere in Sudan since the war began on April 15, 2023. "We worked to establish a shelter for displaced artists in a school in Port Sudan and sought support from local and international organisations to provide for their basic needs," he said. He added that most displaced artists have since returned to their homes in Khartoum following the Sudanese army's recapture of the capital.
In April 2024, UNESCO reported that the Artists and Writers Union in Port Sudan had provided shelter to more than 112 displaced artists and other cultural professionals. In April 2026, UNESCO said its initiatives in Port Sudan had benefitted more than 350 artists, women, girls and internally displaced cultural professionals. In June 2026, UNESCO estimated that Sudan's cultural sector faced a $30m funding gap.
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