A young poet tells the story of Darfur | Emtithal Mahmoud

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Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud writes poetry of resilience, confronting her experience of escaping the genocide in Darfur in verse. She shares two stirring original poems about refugees, family, joy and sorrow, asking, "Will you witness me?"

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I can't understand why some feel the need to demean this woman. This isn't a statement on Islam or geopolitics, it's goddamned poetry about genocide.

Surely we can all agree genocide is tragic regardless of background.

dylanharris
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If you're Sudanese put a ❤ for cuz we damn proud of her

issasd
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so inspirational to see such a positive and creative person come out of such horrifying oppression.

bensummer
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Omg!! She made me laugh and cry at the same time!! She is sooo powerful and beautiful and strong!! I am glad to live in an era where technology allows us to witness the courage of these amazing people!!

Kaizen
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she's so beautiful and inspiring ❤💕💞

rowanarmit
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She has the heart and wisdom of a poet laureate. I am in awe. Thank you for sharing this.

brendarua
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Your poetry is so beautiful Emtithal. Thank you for sharing such beautiful words and expanding the perspective of your audience 💕

Nicole-stuv
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"a burning bush without God is just a fire"

paulthechristian
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That was painful and beautiful, and I'm crying.

mentalbarf
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Strong woman, with a positive smile even when talking about such harsh topic.

rcookie
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I was binge watching her yesterday haha. This same poem.

keeganhall
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Thank you, Emi. Your courageous sharing makes the pain and suffering real to those of us privileged to not have experienced it directly. If we are comfortable, we are not doing enough to stop this from happening over and over again.

chrisbrazelton
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It’s not a poetry this heart chilling composition.its a gut feeling and I wish her a happy future . I am overwhelmed ! ♥️🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗💐

jayoopatwardhan
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after the first 30 seconds i realized this woman is a complete goddess

charlesoftheritz
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Allah with us sister, proud of you going on tell the world our struggles. god bless you.I hope one day we have peace.

abubakerharoun
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You are best Allah bless you and your land.

onnoha
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Proud of you sister..
Sending you waves of love from Sudan.. 💖
Keep doing the great work!

MetaPhysical
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Beautiful. Thank you very much. Now, why so little people who view this (on my count only 3.796) I mean, half the world needs to experience this, well, at least one billion people.

JeroenHeuvel
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It's so sad what happened in darfur I love you guys and I see they will not erase us!!!

omaro
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Thank you Emtithal for awakening my spirit.

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