Motwakil El Hag

Motwakil El Hag is a Sudanese freelance journalist, researcher, and content creator, who covers stories on war, peace, and social change with a human-centered approach.

Sudanese refugee camp in Chad

How Sudanese women are building lifelines from the ashes of war

Across Sudan, women are resurrecting nafeer, an ancient practice of communal solidarity, adapting it into a decentralized network of survival that functions where the state has collapsed.

November 4, 2025