Is HeyArab in Canada too?

Yes. It works in the US and Canada, and the distance setting goes up to Anywhere, so Toronto and Northern Virginia are in reach.

Can I keep it private from my community?

Yes. Block your phone contacts and the people you know won't see you. Your family setting can also say private until it's serious.

What should I put in my voice intro?

Anything that sounds like you. A lot of people talk about their week, the city their family is from, or the last good jebena they had.

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Sudanese singles

Sudanese dating app for Sudanese singles in the US and Canada

Every Sudanese gathering ends with someone asking whose son you are, and then it turns out your grandfathers knew each other. HeyArab is a Sudanese dating app for meeting someone new without starting from zero.

A clay jebena coffee pot on a woven ring, two small coffee cups and a glass of red hibiscus tea

Sudanese singles in the US and Canada

Sudanese families have been settling in North America since the 1990s, and many more arrived after 2023. The Washington DC area, especially Northern Virginia and Maryland, has one of the biggest communities. There are Sudanese families in New York, Iowa and Nebraska too. In Canada, look to Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.

People are Arab, Nubian, Beja and more, and many grew up in Khartoum, Omdurman, Wad Madani or Port Sudan. On HeyArab, Sudan shows as your country of origin next to where you live now. Religion is optional, so you decide how much to share.

Jebena coffee and a slow first date

Sudanese hospitality runs on jebena coffee with ginger and a glass of karkadeh. If your idea of a first date is a long coffee where nobody checks the time, say so with the place prompt "Where I'd take you on a first date".

Your voice intro is 30 seconds of you, so people hear your voice first. Prompts like "What I miss most about back home…" and "A wedding isn't a wedding without" give you room to talk about the jirtig, the dancing and the aunties who run everything.

Sudanese dating after a hard few years

The last few years have been hard on a lot of Sudanese families. Plenty of people here are looking for someone who understands that without needing it explained, and who won't ask about it on the first date.

You set the pace. Say what you are looking for, from marriage to friends, and say how much your family is part of it. A selfie check puts a verified badge on your profile, and a friend who knows you can write a vouch that you approve before it shows.

Kisra, ful and the Friday table

A Sudanese table is generous. Kisra with mullah, ful with plenty of oil and cumin, gurrasa on a lazy morning, and sweet tea after everything. At Ramadan the table gets bigger, and hilu mur shows up in every house.

Music matters too. Mohammed Wardi, Abdel Karim al Kabli, the songs your parents play in the car. "Put me in charge of the aux and you'll hear…" is a quick way to find out if someone grew up on the same ones.

Also on HeyArab: Egyptian singles in the US and Yemeni singles.

Questions

Is HeyArab in Canada too?: Yes. It works in the US and Canada, and the distance setting goes up to Anywhere, so Toronto and Northern Virginia are in reach.
Can I keep it private from my community?: Yes. Block your phone contacts and the people you know won't see you. Your family setting can also say private until it's serious.
What should I put in my voice intro?: Anything that sounds like you. A lot of people talk about their week, the city their family is from, or the last good jebena they had.

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