I actually came across the link to the SKY documentary about Sudan from the This Week in Africa Substack (do you follow? I love how much ground they cover for the entire continent in just a weekly post). Have opened it in a tab to watch this weekend. Hoping for more intense focus on Sudan soon, especially given that it is now the biggest humanitarian disaster currently in the world :(
I think as much as you don’t need to put your suffering on the page, you also don’t need to apologize for sharing what’s on your heart. At least for me I try to appreciate the artist and what they bring forth, whatever it may be, whether I “like” or “need” it. May Allah bring justice and peace to Sudan. ❤️
Ameeen, thank you my friend. I think there's also something in the truth that even when I don't write about Sudan, it's not far from my mind, it's not a betrayal of the cause, but an expansiveness of the self. Or, that's what I try and tell myself anyway... :)
I wish you didn't feel the need to apologise. Our hearts break for Sudan, for your family, for you. The way you likened a phone call from family to a doctor walking towards you was particularly evocative. I can only imagine the turmoil and internal conflict you're experiencing every day. I'm so sorry a year later there is no end in sight.
Thank you for the anthology recommendation and for being brutally honest about your experience with Sudan’s plight. War is such a difficult thing to navigate politically and personally. Sometimes we forgo the latter in the name of the former. In the meantime, we find solace where we can. Thoroughly thought-provoking!
I was listening to an episode by Ayman titled 'Strength in Times of Crisis' in the podcast "politically depressed" available on Spotify.
These were his words below the title:
"Vulnerability is strength. Existence is resistance. Justice will prevail. What meaning do sayings like these hold in our world of collapse and crisis? With mass atrocities across our region, I wonder about how people hold on and struggle against despair."
I thought of you & other creators in europe & here while I listened, and think of Ayman while I read your words. 💖🙏
Ah, thank you Janet - I love the range of podcasts/newsletters/creative outlets you consume, I always feel like they are broadening of my own horizons whenever you share. Somehow, we continue, somehhow. Subhanallah...
Yassmin, you open my/our eyes and heart to indescribable sorrow. The inability of ‘us’ to engage with Sudan is a a grief of its own. I am thankful for your writing, and think often of your family.
I actually came across the link to the SKY documentary about Sudan from the This Week in Africa Substack (do you follow? I love how much ground they cover for the entire continent in just a weekly post). Have opened it in a tab to watch this weekend. Hoping for more intense focus on Sudan soon, especially given that it is now the biggest humanitarian disaster currently in the world :(
Oh - I don't know that substack, but thanks for the recommendation! Always keen for good sources of news. Thanks for the attention to Sudan <3
Also Sudan War Monitor - but you probably already know and follow that one.
I think as much as you don’t need to put your suffering on the page, you also don’t need to apologize for sharing what’s on your heart. At least for me I try to appreciate the artist and what they bring forth, whatever it may be, whether I “like” or “need” it. May Allah bring justice and peace to Sudan. ❤️
Ameeen, thank you my friend. I think there's also something in the truth that even when I don't write about Sudan, it's not far from my mind, it's not a betrayal of the cause, but an expansiveness of the self. Or, that's what I try and tell myself anyway... :)
I wish you didn't feel the need to apologise. Our hearts break for Sudan, for your family, for you. The way you likened a phone call from family to a doctor walking towards you was particularly evocative. I can only imagine the turmoil and internal conflict you're experiencing every day. I'm so sorry a year later there is no end in sight.
Thanks, Louise... every day brings it's own challenges, but I am grateful for life today, and holding on to that for now!
Thank you for the anthology recommendation and for being brutally honest about your experience with Sudan’s plight. War is such a difficult thing to navigate politically and personally. Sometimes we forgo the latter in the name of the former. In the meantime, we find solace where we can. Thoroughly thought-provoking!
Thank you! For reading, and bearing witness. Let me know how you go with the anthology, btw!
Do not apologise.
I was listening to an episode by Ayman titled 'Strength in Times of Crisis' in the podcast "politically depressed" available on Spotify.
These were his words below the title:
"Vulnerability is strength. Existence is resistance. Justice will prevail. What meaning do sayings like these hold in our world of collapse and crisis? With mass atrocities across our region, I wonder about how people hold on and struggle against despair."
I thought of you & other creators in europe & here while I listened, and think of Ayman while I read your words. 💖🙏
Ah, thank you Janet - I love the range of podcasts/newsletters/creative outlets you consume, I always feel like they are broadening of my own horizons whenever you share. Somehow, we continue, somehhow. Subhanallah...
Yassmin, you open my/our eyes and heart to indescribable sorrow. The inability of ‘us’ to engage with Sudan is a a grief of its own. I am thankful for your writing, and think often of your family.