What is the homeland?

Why should I cry over the fuel depots in Port Sudan?

I will respond to my friend, the artist Mohamed Bashir. Because he is truly worthy of pure affection. And because there is so much dialogue regarding patriotism and homeland. There are those who believe that when the Day of Judgment comes, the Almighty will gather us, as Sudanese, to Him, as opposed to other nationalities. He will ask us about our national stance regarding the drone attacks —of unknown origin— on the depots in Port Sudan, the Digna Air Base, and the Merowe Dam.

Do you see ?

However, none of those who fill the public space with annoying shouts of patriotism have ever experienced standing before a passport officer at a Sudanese Embassy anywhere around the world and having their application rejected because their birth certificate or national ID number is from Kordofan or Darfur, the latter of which is not subject to debate. There’s nothing the officer can tell you. This birth certificate alone denies you the inherent right to obtain a passport. (You ought to check with the Port Sudan Authorities.)

Of course, no one has condemned the Sudanese Army’s addiction to dropping barrel bombs on the regions, towns, and cities of Darfur, Nyala, al-Koma, Kabkabiya, Ed-Daein, and other places as well across Sudan. The Sudanese Army has the right to do whatever it wishes. It doesn’t matter how many innocent civilians it has killed in markets and inside their homes. They are either Janjaweed, their supporters, or collaborators. The classification has been made, and there’s no reason to conjure any pretext out of thin air.

Apparently, Mohamed Bashir doesn’t care about the Sudanese certificate story. Students in Nyala -only- have to apply to sit for the exam online. If the examination committee accepts them, they will travel to Kosti in order to take the exams. Out of more than (500) students, the Federal Ministry of Education accepted only six.

Do you see ?

Shaiba Dirar, one of Sudan’s most prominent comedians, says he hasn’t been to Port Sudan Airport for five years. Some people from Port Sudan and the Red Sea state have never been there in their lives.

You want me to be angry because drones attacked it? Destroyed its fuel depots? You want me to be angry because the Merowe Dam is out of service? Because the Nile River state, as well, no longer has electricity?

Well then…

In Darfur, which comprises one-fifth of Sudan’s area and is the most densely populated, there are no electricity transmission towers. There are cities that can be counted on the fingers of one hand that used to enjoy intermittent periods of electricity being available. Nyala, my hometown, for example, may lie in complete darkness for months because there is no “Ferns oil” to operate the station. The station was targeted by the Sudanese Army’s airstrikes, and therefore there is no hope of Nyala joining the ranks anytime soon.

Do you see ?

Nevertheless, you won’t ask yourself: What do you have in common with Ahmed Haroun, Ali Karti, Mohamed Jalal Hashim, Nada Al-Qalaa, Abdullah Ali Ibrahim, Mayada Qamar El-Din, Lt. Gen. Al-Kabbashi, Amjad Farid, Abdul-Hayy Youssef, Rania Al-Khidir, Ali Mahdi, Rashan Oshi, and Khalifa Abdel Wahab Al-Kabbashi? Have you noticed that there is a connection between you and the aforementioned? These are the names of the War of Dignity.

The names mentioned above don’t have the power to decide the future of the planet. Some of them thought of igniting a war to eliminate the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) in six hours, four days, or two weeks. However, things got out of control.

Are you going to argue with me?

I wouldn’t advise you to try…

Since I’m a former “Koz,” no one will tell me how the war started.

You go from being a steadfast revolutionary, seeking freedom and human dignity, to a designer for Alzarga Channel…

Your perspective will change. You will adopt a new narrative. I know Alzarga Channel and its people since it was just a slogan.

Therefore, your clumsy speeches about “the homeland” will be of no use with me.

The homeland, in Al-Burhan’s latest video clip, against a backdrop of smoky fires reaching the sky, is “the Sudanese people,” the creators of civilizations, the teachers of nations, capable of this, this, and that… and “Praise be to Allah for what He wills.”

You, similar to Al-Burhan… and many other foolish Sudanese, believe that “the Sudanese people” are the ones who created the civilization of Kerma, Napata, and Merowe. These civilizations weren’t created by the currently idling “Sudanese people”… nor by their ancestors. Therefore….

You will not find a lineage linking Ahmed Haroun, Rania Al-Khidir, Abdullah Ali Ibrahim, and Amasib with Ba’ankhi, Taharqa, and Amani Terry. Nor your honorable person. Although the royal city is a stone’s throw away from your country, Kabushiya, they are not your ancestors.

Do you see?

What connects you, Mr. Artist, is the preservation of the distorted, disintegrating network of relationships, which ought to work to maintain the status quo and not threaten the gains. Rather, it must increase and expand them.

That is also the link between the Sudanese Communist Party and Nada Al-Qalaa.

Where do I stand, then?

I stand on the side that doesn’t view the Sudanese Army as a god, Al-Kizan (dissolved NCP) as imams, nor the homeland as a paradise that shouldn’t be destroyed.

Why?

Because there is a philosophical and practical possibility for the deprived to live a dignified and just life.

I am talking about the deprived…

Are you familiar with the concept?