War Child is a documentary about the once-Sudanese child soldier, Emmanuel Jal, who is now settled in London and is a hip-hop artist. He fought in several battles until he was smuggled to Kenya by Emma McCune and sent to school there. Emmanuel Jal tells his story, often in flashbacks, as the civil war broke [...]
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War Child movie
Posted in movie review, tagged child soldiers, Lost Boys, Sudan, war child on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Escape from Slavery – Francis Bok
Posted in book review, tagged Francis Bok, modern slavery, nonfiction, slavery, Sudan on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the book Escape from Slavery, Francis Bok tells the story of his abduction from his Dinka village by militiamen and his 10-year enslavement. As a slave, he had to do hard labor, eat rotten food, and get frequently beaten by his owner, Giema Abdullah, and his children, in addition to receiving death threats from [...]
What is the What – David Eggers
Posted in book review, tagged autobiography, novel, Sudan on March 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What is the What, an autobiographical novel, tells the story of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Valentino Achak Deng, who had to walk from his attacked through Ethiopia to Kenya. The novel begins with Valentino in the United States, as he is attacked by two thugs. He starts remembering his childhood at the [...]
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