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South Sudan: Armed With Poetry and Rap, Young Artists Battle for Peace
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 5 June 2018
"We have seen conventional activism failing. If it is for our country, we might as well get the information out. It doesn't really matter how, as long as we are not hurting anyone… Read more »
Armed With Poetry and Rap, South Sudan Artists Battle for Peace
Arts movement AnaTaban, or "I am tired" in Arabic, is trying to address anger over failed promises and suppression of independent voices by advocating for peace and unity among young people through media they like - rap music, slam poetry, and YouTube videos, writes Inna Lazareva for Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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5 June 2018
Art for Peace in South Sudan
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This film by the Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed tells the story of South Sudan's young artists battling for peace with the music, film and poetry. see more »
Ayak Chol Deng Alak, 32, a doctor and poet, poses for a portrait in front of a mural by the art group AnaTaban, whose name means "I am tired" in Arabic, in Juba, South Sudan, March 22, 2018.
Musician Single Dee (R) and producer Shako, members of the art group AnaTaban, whose name means "I am tired" in Arabic, work in a recording studio in Juba, South Sudan, March 22, 2018.
Musician Manasseh Mathiang poses for a portrait in the office of the art group AnaTaban, whose name means "I am tired" in Arabic, in Juba, South Sudan, March 20, 2018.
