Sudanese refugees who fled corruption and human rights abuses during the regime of Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir face difficulties as they search for asylum and better opportunities in Egypt and Libya. But residents of both of those neighboring countries face their own problems in gaining better health care, education, income and job opportunities, leaving refugees a nearly impossible task.
Sudanese Refugees Face Hardship in Search for Asylum
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Tahani Gassim, a physiologist who works with African refugees is a Nubian from Sudan says, "African refugees face too much discrimination, even me. Average Egyptians do not know much about our culture and where we came from." (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Egyptian children tease El-Hadi, a Sudanese refugee from Khartoum, while he reads his Bible. El-Hadi fled to Egypt to seek asylum. In Sudan, El-Hadi was tortured because of converting to Christianity. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Remaz, from Khartoum, is a diabetic whose husband left her and their three children and went back to Sudan after facing discrimination in Egypt. She says, "I cannot work because of my poor health, and we live on charity money coming from mosques."
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Sudanese children play in their house. Many of them have been discriminated against by their Egyptian counterparts in the streets or other public spaces. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
