The Vanishing Painter of Omdurman

(The Untold Story of Yousif El-Sir, Ghost Artist)

In 1971, a quiet man arrived in Khartoum with a small black portfolio and a strange, almost unplaceable accent.
Some said he had studied in Cairo.
Others whispered he came from the Nubian north, from somewhere near Wadi Halfa — that stretch of land where the Nile bends like a broken arm.