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Amid the profound political transformations and the tragic humanitarian situation unfolding in Sudan — marked by intertwined political, economic, and military challenges — the Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought, in cooperation with the Sudanese Club, invites you to attend an intellectual symposium discussing the roots of Sudan’s current crisis. The event will also explore prospects for democratic transition and possibilities for building a sustainable civil state.
Researcher in economics and feminist scholar Shadia Abdel Moneim, together with physician and political activist Dr. Ibrahim Khattab, will offer an analytical reading of the historical and social context of the emergence of the Sudanese military establishment, as well as the relations of production and class alliances that contributed to consolidating its dominance over power — an attempt to understand the dynamics and structural challenges of the modern Sudanese state.
Shadia Abdel Moneim will also address the humanitarian dimensions of the ongoing crisis and its catastrophic impact on civilians — particularly women and vulnerable groups — in light of the continuing armed conflict and worsening living conditions, and the resulting deep social and political repercussions.
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About the Speakers
Shadia Abdel Moneim — Political and feminist activist. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague and holds a postgraduate diploma in Information Science and Library Studies, as well as a Master’s degree in Information and Communication Sciences. She worked at the University of Khartoum before being dismissed under the “Public Interest Act,” after which she continued her career with several international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
She founded the initiative Practical Answers to Poverty as a new approach to sustainable development and co-founded several associations and advocacy groups, most notably the “No to Women’s Oppression” initiative. A member of the Sudanese Women’s Union since the 1980s, she has contributed numerous feminist and intellectual writings to newspapers and magazines, including editing the first two issues of Women in Islam magazine and participating in collective publications addressing women’s issues, violence, and the Sudanese diaspora.
Dr. Ibrahim Khattab — Physician and civil activist based in Berlin. A graduate of the Universities of Khartoum and Free University of Berlin, he currently serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Sudanese-German Cultural Association (Sudanese Club/Berlin), co-founder and coordinator of the “Peace for Sudan” campaign to end the war, and a member of the Sudan Roundtable under the Commissioner-General for UNESCO in Germany.
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Moderator: Journalist and political activist Nahla Taher
Language: Arabic, with simultaneous interpretation into German.
Questions and comments may be made in Arabic, English, or German.
Simultaneous interpretation: Lubna Alsamawi
Coordination and Presentation: Dr. Amany Alsiefy – Ibn Rushd Fund
Date: Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Lettrétage
Veteranenstraße 21,