110 quotes by sudanese authors for you to enjoy

In Africa, you know, if you're poor, at least you can go to the forest and share some mangoes with the gorillas and monkey. Emmanuel Jal

You Monkey Some Share Know Least Go Forest Africa Poor

I'm kind of weird - I don't get excited. Sometimes I fake that I'm excited just to make people happy. Emmanuel Jal

Happy People Sometimes Kind Excited Weird Make Fake Get Just

When you don't educate the people, you're crippling them. You are, you're not giving them ways to survive. Emmanuel Jal

You People Giving Ways Crippling Educate Survive Them To Survive

It was never easy, but I always tried my best and kept complaints out of my heart by holding tightly onto the hope that one day, I would read and write. Ger Duany

Hope Best Day Heart Holding Complaints One Day Out Would Tried Easy Onto Write Never Read Tightly Always Kept

It takes an extraordinary toll on me to re-live my experiences, the horrors of my past and the pain I had to endure. And yet, I believe remembering is the only way to promote healing, to promote awareness and accountability. Ger Duany

Me Healing Past Accountability Pain Believe Awareness Extraordinary Way Promote Only Horrors Had Remembering Takes Endure Experiences Toll

I knew that I was smart enough to learn. I knew that I could learn, if I could just go to school and not hear gunshots. Ger Duany

School Smart Enough Could Knew Learn Go Hear Just If I Could

All around the world, there is corruption, tribalism and division, as many find it easier to pick on those that are different, which is why we need to hold tightly to the good in this world. Ger Duany

Good Corruption World Those Easier Find All-Around Pick Division Around Tightly Different Hold Which Many Why Need

I'm concerned that Islam has not just been politicised but that it's becoming an identity. This is like turning religion into a football match; it's a distraction from the real thing. Leila Aboulela

Religion Islam Distraction Football Football Match Like Concerned Identity Match Becoming Real Been Just Real Thing Turning Thing

I grew up in a very westernised environment and went to a private American school. But my personality was shy and quiet, and I wanted to wear the hijab but didn't have the courage, as I knew my friends would talk me out of it. Leila Aboulela

Me Courage Personality School Out Would Wear Environment Knew Talk Private Up Friends Very Quiet American Wanted Grew Shy

Sudan is not Arab enough for Arabs and not African enough for Africans. Leila Aboulela

Enough Arab Arabs African Sudan

My father married out of the family. I also married outside the family. Leila Aboulela

Family Father Out Married Outside Also

The coverage of Islam in the media is becoming more sophisticated, and there is more access to knowledge. Leila Aboulela

Knowledge Islam More Sophisticated Access Becoming Coverage Media

My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer. Leila Aboulela

Time Good Me Confused Feeling Differences Think Gave Others About Writer Outsider Were Cultural Up Very Egypt Being Speaking Sudan Dad Growing Growing Up Aware Mum Mum And Dad Watching

I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes! Leila Aboulela

Great Me Library Creative Writing Great Deal Thought Took Everyone Classes He Deal Editor His Encouraged Just Stories Happened Central Todd Who Creative Writing Started

I write fiction that reflects Islamic logic: fictional worlds where cause and effect are governed by Muslim rationale. However, my characters do not necessarily behave as 'good' Muslims; they are not ideals or role models. Leila Aboulela

Good Cause Worlds Characters Muslim Muslims Logic Rationale Write Ideals Islamic Governed However Effect Reflects Role Role Models Behave Models Where Fiction Fictional Necessarily

My grandmother studied medicine in the Forties, which was very rare in Egypt, and my mother was a university professor, so my idea of religion wasn't about a woman not working or having to dress in a certain way; it was more to do with the faith. Leila Aboulela

Faith Religion Woman Mother Rare Medicine Way Dress About Having More Studied Idea Very Egypt Which Forties Grandmother Certain Working Certain Way Professor University

Retail banking in Africa is very weak. You can't go to a village and get money from an ATM or visit a branch of the bank. So people have to use the Internet. Mo Ibrahim

You People Money Internet Weak Visit ATM Retail Go Very Branch Get Bank Africa Banking Use Village

I need to be free, to speak the unspeakable. You can't do that in office. Mo Ibrahim

You Speak Free Unspeakable Office Need

People never confess to failure. They should. Mo Ibrahim

Failure People Never Confess Should

Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the rest of Africa. Mo Ibrahim

Rest Country Experiment Too State Our Has-Been Citizenry Religions Able Diverse Construct Could Prosperous Reaching Sahara Continent Were Been Cultures Africa Across Congo Sudan Peaceful Multitude Largest

We measure everything - why not governance? Mo Ibrahim

Everything Governance Measure Why Why Not

I don't subscribe to the narrative that Africa is backward because of colonialism. Mo Ibrahim

Colonialism Subscribe Backward Because Narrative Africa

Quotes by sudanese authors