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Ola Diab is the new founder and editor of 500 Words Magazine, and the deputy editor of Marhaba Information Guide, Qatar’s premier information guide. Based in Qatar, the Sudanese journalist graduated from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and has since built a successful career in the print and digital media industry in Qatar. Find her on X (formerly Twitter) @therealoladiab or on LinkedIn.
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Ola Diab is the new founder and editor of 500 Words Magazine, and the deputy editor of Marhaba Information Guide, Qatar’s premier information guide. Based in Qatar, the Sudanese journalist graduated from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and has since built a successful career in the print and digital media industry in Qatar. Find her on X (formerly Twitter) @therealoladiab or on LinkedIn.
Movies
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
TV Shows
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Music
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Celebrity
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Scandals
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Drama
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Lifestyle
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Health
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Technology
Beyond Sudan: Why Has Our Music Stayed Home?
Picture yourself at a function where the audience is...
Sudan and South Sudan to Participate in Inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival
Sudan’s under-15 national football team has been drawn alongside...
Zara Larsson Cancels Abu Dhabi GP Concert Amid Controversy Over UAE’s Role in Sudan War
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson says she will no...
I Found a Piece of Sudan in Egypt
“Al Sudan hilwa bi nasa” (Sudan is beautiful because of...
SAMA: Help Families Rebuild After Devastating Floods in North Darfur
The Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA) is launching an...
Ola Diab is the new founder and editor of 500 Words Magazine, and the deputy editor of Marhaba Information Guide, Qatar’s premier information guide. Based in Qatar, the Sudanese journalist graduated from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and has since built a successful career in the print and digital media industry in Qatar. Find her on X (formerly Twitter) @therealoladiab or on LinkedIn.
