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The war came to Omdurman not long after their mother died. The six orphans then set out on a thousand mile journey through war-torn Sudan to reach El Geneina.
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Summary
This is the story of six orphaned siblings who fled Sudan’s capital and traveled over 1,000 miles to war-torn Darfur after the death of their mother and disappearance of their father during Sudan’s brutal civil war. Led by their 21-year-old brother, the children now live in an abandoned house in El Geneina, facing hunger, fear, and violence in one of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones.
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“But we couldn’t stay, it was too deadly,” says Asrar, 13
"Now we are here, and we are still afraid. But at least we are together.”
“El Geneina, in West Darfur, is the most dangerous place in the world right now.”
The war came to Omdurman not long after their mother died. The six orphans then set out on a thousand mile journey through war-torn Sudan to reach El Geneina.
Click here for the article
Summary
This is the story of six orphaned siblings who fled Sudan’s capital and traveled over 1,000 miles to war-torn Darfur after the death of their mother and disappearance of their father during Sudan’s brutal civil war. Led by their 21-year-old brother, the children now live in an abandoned house in El Geneina, facing hunger, fear, and violence in one of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones.
Quotes
“But we couldn’t stay, it was too deadly,” says Asrar, 13
"Now we are here, and we are still afraid. But at least we are together.”
“El Geneina, in West Darfur, is the most dangerous place in the world right now.”
How did Europe deal with a similar situation during the Second World War or countries in Asia that had been under Japnese attacs?
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