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An Ode of Hope for Darfur
02 November, 2025
By: Mohamed Babikir Ahmed
"In every street of El Fasher, the echo of a cry yet unheard lingers, and a smile that refuses to be stolen persists despite all the ruin."
El Fasher, a city that groans yet does not break.
Beneath every pile of rubble, life insists on surviving.
In every scorched corner, a woman wipes her tears and whispers:
"There is still a spirit in us."
How many times have they tried to extinguish its light?
How many times did they wish to turn it into a memory?
Yet each time it rises from the ashes,
like a mother who lost her children but decided to give birth to yet another
El Fasher knows the meaning of hunger,
but it also knows the meaning of dignity yonder
.
It knows how close death can be,
yet it still insists on life, even with half a heart.

In the morning, when the sun rises over the demolished homes,
Children rise to gather what remains of clay and stones,
building a small wall, not for shelter, but to say:
"We are here all in all."
.....Abo Yamen....
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