sameh hamour

[Sami Atabani @AtabaniSami]

Another desperate appeal to reunite Sudanese Canadian families with immediate family members who remain displaced and face unbearable suffering as a result of unnecessary processing delays by @CitImmCanada three years on. @MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab we are Canadian citizens who are failed by your government as a result of unfair, bureaucratic and arbitrary immigration policy.
@NicholasCoghlan @yonahdiamond @TheRWCHR @geoffreyyork @SCCASocials @Samahyahia_87 @minlayla77

https://t.co/9RUPJI9flu

[Hala Y Alkarib @Halayalkarib]

#KeepEyesOnSudan
64 civil society organizations call on Canada to respond to the crisis in Sudan
@CanadianPM https://t.co/XP1OVchlKH

[Sami Atabani @AtabaniSami]

Deep concerns raised by @Samahyahia_87 from @SCCASocials on behalf of many Sudanese/Canadian families as a result of the planned immigration levels reductions announced by @MarcMillerVM
Sudanese/Canadian families have made significant financial and emotional commitments to bring stranded family members facing death in war torn Sudan. Many families like mine are extremely worried that we will not be able to bring our loved ones we are sponsoring to reach safety in Canada as a result of this political move by the Canadian government. Despite the launch of the humanitarian reunification pathway in February 24 not a single family member has arrived in Canada in spite of the dire situation in Sudan with many family members losing their lives already as result of this senseless war.
#KeepEyesOnSudan @CitImmCanada @geoffreyyork @NicholasCoghlan @yonahdiamond @JennyKwanBC @mary_ng
https://t.co/0diU9NmBp2

[Sami Atabani @AtabaniSami]

Will Canada save our adopted sister, Kholoud, from war torn Sudan?
When you care about someone you do everything to help them when they are in need but when their life is in grave danger you will need to do something out of the ordinary to save them. It is for this reason, I plan to be outside the Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square in London, UK on Friday the 9th of June at 10am to beg the Canadian Government to intervene and save our adopted sister Kholoud and her family from war torn Khartoum, Sudan.

My name is Sami Atabani, and I am a Sudanese/Canadian citizen residing in the UK. I am writing on behalf my family (we are all Sudanese and Canadian citizens) to request your support in applying pressure on the Canadian government to evacuate our adopted sister Kholoud from war-torn Khartoum, in Sudan. War broke out in the capital Khartoum on the 15th of April 2023 as a result of the dispute between two army generals and has resulted in the displacement of over two million people within days. War and destruction continues in the capital Khartoum 8 weeks on with no hope for peace.

My sister Kholoud was born very prematurely on the 8th of June 1979 in Khartoum, to parents from the Darfur region of Sudan. Kholoud’s mother died from childbirth complications five days after giving birth. Kholoud’s father was an employee of my dad who was the CEO of the Sudanese Kuwaiti Agricultural Investment Company, managing large agricultural and infrastructure projects in Sudan. My parents went to visit the little girl and her father in the hospital upon hearing the tragic news and offered their support during that difficult time. Kholoud’s father mentioned that he was unable to look after Kholoud, and that he would have no choice but to place her in an orphanage so she can be looked after. It was at this point that my mum whispered in my dad’s ear, that the tiny black girl weighing under a kilo wouldn’t survive in the orphanage, and that they should give her a chance in life, by offering to look after her for a few days until perhaps her father’s relatives would arrive from Darfur to Khartoum to support him and his new born daughter. Kholoud joined our family when she was six days old, and has been raised as our sister since.

However, due to very complex adoption laws in Sudan, which do not allow full adoption if there is a surviving parent, Kholoud could not be legally adopted by my parents. As an alternative, they agreed with Kholoud’s father that they would become her legal guardians and that she would continue to live with us as our sister. My parents insisted on arranging for a legal self-declaration letter by Kholoud’s father stating that Kholoud live with us permanently and that our family are fully responsible for her welfare and that she is to be raised as our sister. Kholoud lived with us all her life until she married at the age of 20 in Sudan in 1999 shortly before my parents, Dr Yousif Atabani and Mrs Nadia Dacroub, moved to Toronto, where they became Canadian citizens. Kholoud, is now a dedicated single mum having divorced her husband in 2013 after discovering that her husband was cheating on her.

Our dad died in Kholoud’s arms in June 2021 while on holiday in Sudan to visit her. Our mother, Nadia Dacroub, who is a frail 91 year old, is extremely worried for the safety of Kholoud and her family in Khartoum as the situation continues to deteriorate. We are extremely concerned for Kholoud’s wellbeing due to her ethnic background, being from Darfur, where individuals are regularly targeted by the army and militia in Sudan and are subjected to rape and torture.

Today is Kholoud’s 44th birthday but unlike the picture below where she is celebrating her 4th birthday surrounded by all of us, we are unable to hug and reassure her that she and her family will be safe as she remains stranded in Khartoum with war raging around her.

We are now faced with the difficult situation of trying to secure a safe passage out of Sudan for Kholoud and her family who are all Sudanese citizens. We are appealing to the Canadian government to grant them any legal status in Canada as a matter of urgency to enable us to bring them to safety in Canada. We have requested an urgent review by the Canadian government of Kholoud and her family’s case on humanitarian grounds so our family can finally be reunited. To date all of our appeals have been completely ignored.

Please feel free to join me outside the Consular section of the Canadian High Commission in Trafalgar Square, London (Cockspur Street) where I will be standing by the entrance. I thank you for your support during this difficult time that my family and I are facing together with millions of other Sudanese as a result of the selfish actions of two criminal warlords.

Sami Atabani

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan @RalphGoodale @CitImmCanada @JustinTrudeau @SeanFraserMP

[Sami Atabani @AtabaniSami]

A heartbreaking report by @moehash1 from the @BBCNews showing the scale of the devastation and the inhumane impact on those who stayed behind in Omdurman.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
https://t.co/qqHnkAeraP

[Harjit Sajjan @HarjitSajjan]

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the neighbouring region demands our immediate attention. Today, I’m launching a $5M matching fund with the @humcoalition to support life-saving assistance for those affected by the conflict. This is just the beginning. 🚨

[Rebecca Glade @rmglade]

There's a great need for academic and university administrations, including those in the US/UK/Europe to show solidarity with Sudanese universities and academic institutions. Here's how they can do it:

[Thowaiba Eltahir @thowaibaeltahir]

This post is writtten by @Greenrosseta

Inspired by a shared post, on a friend's FB page, portraying women in protests around the world.
I gathered a few images of women in Sudan at the frontline..

We have been resisting the #SudanCoup non-stop over the past 8 months.

[Rana Abtar - رنا أبتر @Ranaabtar]

🚨كبار الديمقراطيين والجمهوريين في العلاقات الخارجية في الكونغرس
يدعون المجلس العسكري في #السودان لتسليم السلطة للزعماء المدنيين واحترام حقوق حرية التعبير والت��اهرات السلمية

[Al-Mustafa Nour @KoOonano]

مليونية مدينة نيالا 🔥🔥

#مليونية_30_يونيو
#KeepEyesOnSudan

[Nazim Sirag @NazimSirag]

تقرير اصابات الطلقات النارية

الفريق العامل

[Amel f abueissa @AbueissaAmel]

#مليونية30يناير
اصابه بالرصاص الحي لاحد الثوار
#الردة_مستحيلة

[Nazim Sirag @NazimSirag]

موكب الخرطوم ٣٠ يناير

[Amel f abueissa @AbueissaAmel]

#مليونية30يناير

شارع القصر الان
#الردة_مستحيلة

[منبر المغردين السودانيين @SUDTwittForum]

يا أم ضفاير قودي الرسن
و اهتفي فليحيا الوطن

بذات الهتاف و روح النشيد و عن طريق الثورة لا لن نحيد نحو تحقيق دولةٍ مدنية يسودها القانون نجدد رفضنا الكامل للانقلاب العسكري وندعو شعبنا الشاهق للمشاركة في مليونية الثلاثين من يناير والتغريد الكثيف بوسم #مليونية30يناير

[Amel f abueissa @AbueissaAmel]

#مليونية30يناير

بورتسودان _ ولاية البحر الاحمر

#الردة_مستحيلة

[Amel f abueissa @AbueissaAmel]

#الردة_مستحيلة

ولاية النيل الابيض الدويم

#الردة_مستحيلة

[Amel f abueissa @AbueissaAmel]

#مليونية30يناير

قمع مفرط الآن في شرونـي وعدد كبير من الإصابات والأعداد ما كبيرة، ياريت مواكـب الخرطوم تنسحب الآن لأنو ظهر الثوار مكشوف، ما لازم نقعد لحـدي الساعة 5 ..
#الردة_مستحيلة

[Hassan Shaggag @HassanShaggag]

وسط هذا الغضب الشعبي بسبب أن مواردنا يتم تهريبها وتصدر بثمن بخس الى دول الجوار ، أتمنى أن نتذكر السؤال المهم لماذا تهّرب بهذه السهولة!؟اولا عدم وجود محاسبة وقوانين رادعة ثانيا وللأسف التهريب يتم بمساعدة سودانيين لا يهمهم وطن ولا معاناة مواطن طالما جيوبهم ممتلئة
#مليونية30يناير

[Nazim Sirag @NazimSirag]

٣ إصابات بطلقات مطاطية.. وأوضاعهم مستقرة والحمد لله
موكب الخرطوم ٣٠ يناير