In 2023, Bellevue organizer Mubarak Elamin made the decision to bring his mother to the United States.

At the time, she was living in Sudan, where a brutal war had broken out between the country’s army, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The situation deteriorated into what the U.N. has called one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.

Thousands have been killed and millions displaced. Some regions are suffering from famine. In January, the United States declared Sudan was experiencing a genocide.

And despite this upheaval, Mubarak says it seems like a lot of people don’t know what's going on in Sudan. 

GUEST:
Mubarak Elamin, a Sudanese community organizer in Bellevue
Nisrin Elamin, assistant professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto

RELATED LINKS:
Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening
WA’s Sudanese community suffering amid war that’s displaced millions | The Seattle Times
The State Of The Civil War In Sudan : 1A : NPR 

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In 2023, Bellevue organizer Mubarak Elamin made the decision to bring his mother to the United States.
At the time, she was living in Sudan, where a&nbsp;brutal war had broken out between the country&rsquo;s army, the Sudanese Armed Forces, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
The situation deteriorated into what the U.N. has called <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165739">one of the world&rsquo;s largest humanitarian crises.</a>
Thousands have been killed and millions displaced. Some regions are suffering from famine. In January, the United States declared Sudan was experiencing a genocide.
And despite this upheaval, Mubarak says it seems like a lot of people don&rsquo;t know what's going on in Sudan.&nbsp;
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Mubarak Elamin, a Sudanese community organizer in Bellevue</li>
<li>Nisrin Elamin, assistant professor of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Toronto</li>
</ul>
RELATED LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjel2nn22z9o">Sudan war: A simple guide to what is happening</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/was-sudanese-community-suffering-amid-war-thats-displaced-millions/">WA&rsquo;s Sudanese community suffering amid war that&rsquo;s displaced millions | The Seattle Times</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/11/13/nx-s1-5608361/the-state-of-the-civil-war-in-sudan">The State Of The Civil War In Sudan : 1A : NPR</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Sudan is currently in the middle of a massive humanitarian crisis. Despite this upheaval - which has impacted communities in Washington - it feels like a lot of people don't know it's happening.

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