SWANA Region Radio is joined by Tarteel Aliman and Ehab Eltayeb, members of the Sudanese Diaspora Network, to discuss the dire situation in Sudan. Tarteel and Ehab discuss with us what they are hearing from family and community members in Sudan, the inadequate and problematic mainstream media coverage of Sudan, and how you, our listeners, can help. Please visit Keep Eyes on Sudan for important information, updates, and ways you can help the people of Sudan.
Tarteel Aliman is the Executive Administrator at CAIR Arizona, a civic rights non-profit organisation. She is part of the Sudanese Diaspora Network, a non-profit that aims to unify, mobilize and empower Sudanese youth towards a more sustainable Sudan. She was born in Omdurman, Sudan, and is the daughter of immigrants.
Ehab Eltayeb is a Sudanese professional basketball player, activist and entrepreneur based in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S., majoring in Civil Engineering and minoring in Mathematics. Being born in Omdurman Sudan and growing up in Dubai, he’s always been engaged with the historical, political and social changes in his motherland. He is a community leader who’s been part of many Sudanese civil society movements since the revolution in 2019 and has been helping mobilize the diaspora towards the empowerment of Sudan. He is also part of the Sudanese Diaspora Network, and is engaged in many advocacy groups that shape opinion of government outlooks towards Sudan and its ever-changing political scene.
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