Egypt hosts more than 1.2 million Sudanese refugees as a brutal war in Sudan unleashes the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. In Cairo, photojournalist Hamada Elrasam visits refugees and migrants as they keep their Sudanese culture alive in the shadow of war. Words by Elle Kurancid.
Refugees in Egypt: ‘We leave Sudan, but Sudan does not leave us’
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Atoo Amir, a Sudanese geography teacher, opened the Cairo Nights Cafe in October to help “revive Sudanese culture for those who miss it, and for the young generations born in Egypt who know little about Sudan’s heritage.” Cairo, Dec. 17, 2024.
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At the Cairo Nights Cafe, Sudanese writer Abdulbaqie Ferren signs copies of his book "African Folk Literature in the Nuba Mountains," a deep dive into the intangible culture and tribal languages of the southern Sudan area, in Cairo on Dec. 13, 2024.
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Sudanese and Egyptian performers share the stage in Cairo on Dec. 19, 2024, as part of the French Institute in Egypt’s “Bridges” cultural event on the sixth anniversary of the “people’s revolution” against authoritarianism in Sudan.
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This shop dedicated to Sudanese goods opened at the start of the war. Over 25% of Sudan, or 12.2 million people, is now uprooted amid what the United Nations calls “a nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement.” Cairo, Dec. 17, 2024.
