In this powerful episode of I AM NALA, host Aya Chebbi is joined by Sudanese-American poet, peace advocate, and survivor Emtithal Mahmoud for a deeply personal conversation on survival, identity, and resistance. From losing 16 family members in the war to walking 1,000 kilometers across Sudan for peace, Emmy shares what it means to grieve in motion, speak while mourning, and lead while healing. Through poetry, activism, and storytelling, she challenges the weaponization of gender-based violence, the erasure of indigenous cultures, and the misrepresentation of Sudan’s crisis in global narratives. This episode is a raw and urgent reflection on dispossession, dignity, and why survivors—not soldiers—are the ones keeping Sudan alive.