Grassroots organizing isn't a temporary substitute for political parties. Increasingly, it's becoming a main way of political life through which the youth mobilizes, reflecting a shift in people's imagination to demand dignity, participation, and accountability, notes @hamidmkk.bsky.social.

“I remember the squares filling with people and wondering when it would be our turn,” @hamidmkk.bsky.social says about watching the Arab Uprisings from Sudan, which witnessed various protests. “By the time we reached 2018, we weren’t starting from zero. We were building from those lessons.”

Join us today, Monday, February 23, @ 10 am EST for an online event on lessons learnt from the Arab Uprisings, how the region has changed over 15 years, and where the future of organizing may be, with Lina Attalah, @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Samia Errazzouki, and Razan Rashidi: timep.org/2026/02/16/t...

🚨 It's not too late to join us! Next Monday, Feb 23 @ 10 AM EST, we'll be hosting Lina Attalah, @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Samia Errazzouki, and Razan Rashidi as they explore how the Arab Uprisings have shaped and continue to shape the MENA region. Register here: timep.org/2026/02/16/t...

🔔 Join us on Feb 23 for an online event 15 years since the Arab Uprisings. Together, Lina Attalah, @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Samia Errazzouki, and Razan Rashidi, moderated by Micha Tobia, will revisit these movements, reflect on their legacies, and imagine what's next: timep.org/2026/02/16/t...

Seeking international legitimacy, the SAF and RSF formed rival civilian governments in 2025. @hamidmkk.bsky.social explains how these structures are not meant to serve the Sudanese people. Instead, they are mechanisms to consolidate control and gain legitimacy. timep.org/2025/08/06/t...

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Closing term with a final event, the Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to host @hamidmkk.bsky.social and @matnashed.bsky.social for a virtual talk on Sudan — the first of many to come, insha’Allah. Registration link in comment.

The war in Sudan isn't only a power struggle between military factions, but also an attempt at silencing those who dare envision a future for Sudan rooted in democracy and justice, argues former nonresident fellow @hamidmkk.bsky.social in this earlier analysis. timep.org/2025/04/15/s...

It’s not too late to join us! @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Kholood Khair, and Mahitab Mahgoub will join TIMEP's Douglas Christensen today at 10 am EST to discuss how the establishment of parallel “governments” in Sudan affects people on the ground. Register now: timep.org/2025/10/09/s...

🔔 Join us on Tuesday, October 21, at 10 am EST for “Sudan’s Power Chessboard: Rival Governments and the Battle for Legitimacy,” an online event with @hamidmkk.bsky.social, Lina Marwan, Kholood Khair and Mahitab Mahgoub, moderated by Douglas Christensen. Register here: timep.org/2025/10/09/s...

In the seminar I had the honour to moderate a highly insightful panel discussion between Kholood Khair, @hamidmkk.bsky.social and Jonas Jonsson. Really grateful for the time and efforts everyone put into today’s seminar and the in-depth and concrete points made!

The question of who is empowered through negotiations and what the consequences of transactional peacemaking are for civilians and civic actors were high on the agenda in a seminar @fiia.fi had the honor to co-organize today with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the @finnchurchaid.bsky.social.

New paper out! In the @fiia.fi BP I analyze the war in Sudan from the perspective of the shifting international order and its implications for conflict dynamics. I argue that the term forgotten war, albeit stemming from understandable frustrations, is ill-suited to the conflict. So is proxy war. 👇

As Sudan’s war escalates and governance fractures, both the SAF and the RSF have established parallel civilian governments. Former nonresident fellow Hamid Khalafallah analyzes how the competing governments are a new front in the war for legitimacy. timep.org/2025/08/06/t...

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"The systematic and persistent targeting of pro-democracy actors is a defining feature of Sudan’s war, exposing its deeper nature as a counterrevolution against Sudan’s democratic aspirations" A must-read by @timep.bsky.social former nonresident fellow @hamidmkk.bsky.social timep.org/2025/04/15/s...

غيّر القائد المليشياوي السوداني "أبو عاقلة كيكل" ولاءه بين الجيش والدعم السريع، ثم عاد إلى الجيش في أقل من عام. ربما أثرت هذه التقلبات على ميزان القوى في الحرب، لكن ما بقي ثابتًا هو معاناة المدنيين المستمرة. مقال جديد من @mohanedelnour.bsky.social، زميل معهد التحرير. timep.org/post-arabic/...

Gold is key in the UAE's funding of the RSF's war effort but their interests extend far beyond that to arable land and ports along the Red Sea. The UAE already controls hundreds of thousands of acres of Sudanese land and used it (b4 the war) to grow animal feed... (1/2)

May this ceasefire last. May it be the first of many steps towards liberation for Palestinians. May Sudan follow!

NEW: In Sudan, the RSF and SAF fight to control narratives on social media and shape public opinion, fueling disinformation and hate speech. In a piece co-published with Arabi Facts Hub, Hamid Khalafallah analyzes the implications of these disinformation campaigns: timep.org/2025/01/14/b...