In this episode, Asil Sidahmed reflects on her life, beginning with her upbringing as a Sudanese asylum seeker in Europe and continuing through her career in Africa and the Middle East 🛫🌎

In 2019, Asil took on a critical role as an advisor to Sudan’s Ministry of Health during the country’s transitional government.

She describes the immense hope and heartbreak of working in such a fragile state, culminating in the 2021 coup that shattered much of the progress she and others had worked toward. This triggered painful memories of past displacement, leading her to a moment of deep reflection 💔🧠

Feeling broken by the weight of witnessing injustice, she realized that true change had to begin within herself. She decided to step away from her humanitarian and political roles, taking a year-long career break to focus on healing 🌱

As a result of this break, Asil is now running her own consultancy business, serving on the Executive Board of the Oxford Initiative for Global Ethics, where she also teaches, and is preparing to publish her first book, Circling the Periphery, which she began writing during her time off 📚✍️

This is her latest article on Sudan's conflict: ⁠https://www.bic-rhr.com/research/sudans-war-anything-civil⁠

To get in touch with Asil, visit her website: ⁠https://www.asilsidahmed.com⁠