Where did these people come from?

The University of Khartoum and all schools and universities across Sudan are closed, and the once-beautiful Khartoum is like a child forcibly put to sleep with the door closed. The city is quiet, with empty streets, dark houses, and no joy or laughter.

Basic necessities such as water, bread, sugar, petrol, and medicine are scarce, and people are struggling to survive. The security forces are in control, but the city is eerily calm, like the calm of the dead. Meanwhile, the longsuffering Nile River continues to flow, playing its ancient tune, but the new "gentlemen" in power do not hear or understand.

They claim to have found the keys to the future, but they know nothing of the people's reality. Instead, they crowd the television screens and radio microphones and spout empty words — all while actively working to destroy the country. It seems they want to impose their idea of security at the cost of the people's lives.

Where did these people come from? Were they not breastfed by their mothers and aunts? Do they not hear the wind blowing from the North and South, or see the flashes of lightning in the Upper Region? Have they not seen wheat growing in the fields and date stalks heavy over the tops of palm trees?

Have they not listened to the hymns of Hajj al-Mahi and Wid Saad, or the songs of Surour, Khalil Farah, Hassan Attia, and al-Kabili Mustafa? Have they not read the poetry of Al-Abbas and Al-Magzoub? Have they not heard the old voices and felt the old longings? Do they not love our country as we do? If so, why do they act as if they hate it and work to rebuild it as if they are dedicated to its ruin?

As I sit here among free people in a free country, I feel a chill in my bones, even though it is not that cold today. I come from an oppressed nation and a small state where our great people are killed, imprisoned, or dispersed across the globe instead of being honoured while they are alive.

When great people that deserve to be honoured emerge in my nation, they will kill, imprison, or disperse them across the globe.

Dr. Kerr played a significant role in abolishing the differences between universities and polytechnics, as the latter now awards recognised university degrees. In recognition of his efforts, he was awarded an honourary fellowship and was credited for overcoming the obstacles that prevented Goldsmiths' College from becoming a School of the University of London. 

Professor Carl Witt, a member of the Royal Academy and a bearer of the Order of the British Empire, is known as "the father" of modern arts in Britain. He learned painting at Goldsmiths College in 1933 and worked as an instructor at the Royal College of Art. He was appointed as a professor in 1957 until he retired in 1973. In his recommendation, the dean of the college said: 

"The award of an honourary fellowship to this brilliant son of Goldsmiths College demonstrates the profound pride we have in him and the reputation that the college has built as the premier institute for training painters in Britain." 

The Right Honourable Viscount Whitelaw, a Scottish knight with a Doctorate in Law, is a member of the Queen's Council of Advisors. He graduated from the University of Cambridge and was awarded the Medal of Courage for his service in World War II.

Elected to the House of Commons in 1954, he served as Minister for Trade, Minister of Finance, and Minister for Northern Ireland. In 1975, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and later became Deputy Prime Minister under Mrs. Thatcher.

In 1985, he was elevated to the House of Lords and became its leader. Although he retired from political life in 1988, he remained a respected and sought-after advisor due to his extensive political experience.

He will continue to be remembered with honour and respect, and upon his passing, The Times and other newspapers will likely publish full-page obituaries. Prayers will be offered for his soul in Westminster Abbey, his memoirs will be reprinted, and books will be written about his life.

His legacy will endure as an important part of the nation's history and be passed down through generations as part of the national mythology.

Meanwhile, are the free women of Sudari, Hamrat Al-Waz, and Hamrat Al-Sheikh still begging in Khartoum?

Are the people of the South still fleeing to the North, and the people of the North fleeing to any country that would give them a shelter? Are dollar exchange rates still soaring, and people's destinies still falling?

Do they (The Muslim Brotherhood) still dream of establishing over the corpse of poor Sudan an Islamic Sudanese caliphate that the people of Egypt, the Levant, Morocco, Yemen, Iraq, and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula will pledge allegiance to?

Where did these people come from?