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BEHIND THE SCENES: Harrowing escape from Sudan for Guelph family
A Guelph family's harrowing experience amidst the conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 has left them traumatized. Rania Mukhtar, along with her two 16-year-old daughters and nine-year-old son, was visiting her family in Khartoum when the violence broke out in the capital city.
For a gruelling 10 days, Mukhtar and her children found themselves trapped in her mother's house, living in constant fear as gunfire echoed outside and planes dropped bombs on unsuspecting homes. During five of those days, they had no access to electricity or running water.
Mukhtar captured videos of their ordeal, documenting their terrifying circumstances. On the tenth day, they made a daring escape attempt. However, Mukhtar had to pause their journey to retrieve one of her daughters from Omdurman, the neighboring town where she had been staying with her cousins.
"At the bridge connecting the two cities, there was an entire army stationed there. My son was filled with terror the entire time we crossed the bridge, believing they might kill us due to their intimidating weapons," Mukhtar recounted.
After reuniting with her daughter, they embarked on a bus journey from Khartoum to Cairo, Egypt, which cost a staggering $10,000 USD for Mukhtar and her three children.
"The journey was terrifying," she shared, describing how the military frequently stopped their bus. "We were subjected to searches each time. We had to conceal all our gold because the same individuals who were responsible for the bombings and killings were patrolling the roads, stopping cars for inspections."
To ensure their valuables remained safe, Mukhtar hid her gold inside her bra while distributing money among her children to hide within their clothes.
"When we reached the Sudan-Egypt border, we had to sleep on the floor because our bus missed the designated time," Mukhtar said, highlighting the hardships they faced, especially with young children.
Currently, they are renting an apartment in Cairo until they can return home to Guelph. Despite their physical safety, they are still struggling to overcome the trauma of their experience. Every loud noise triggers a terrifying response in them.
As the conflict escalates, many Guelph residents with ties to Sudan are witnessing the unfolding horror with a sense of helplessness. Talaat Eltayeb, a Guelph resident with family in Khartoum, shared that some of his relatives managed to escape to Egypt or safer rural areas. However, others remain trapped in Khartoum, torn between the fear of staying or attempting to leave, especially considering the exorbitant travel costs.
Eltayeb mentioned providing financial assistance to friends in Khartoum but acknowledged their limited resources, preventing them from helping everyone. He expressed heartbreak over the desperate and scared situation his family and others are enduring.
Mohamed Malik, a Sudanese Canadian living in Guelph, echoed similar sentiments. He revealed that many people in Sudan were unable to afford evacuation and had resorted to seeking safety in other cities within the country.
Malik, who also has family in Khartoum, shared stories of their struggle. Some managed to leave through evacuation flights to Canada, while others chose to stay behind to support their loved ones in finding a way to Egypt by land - a challenging and arduous journey spanning over 1,500 kilometers under extreme conditions.
For a gruelling 10 days, Mukhtar and her children found themselves trapped in her mother's house, living in constant fear as gunfire echoed outside and planes dropped bombs on unsuspecting homes. During five of those days, they had no access to electricity or running water.
Mukhtar captured videos of their ordeal, documenting their terrifying circumstances. On the tenth day, they made a daring escape attempt. However, Mukhtar had to pause their journey to retrieve one of her daughters from Omdurman, the neighboring town where she had been staying with her cousins.
"At the bridge connecting the two cities, there was an entire army stationed there. My son was filled with terror the entire time we crossed the bridge, believing they might kill us due to their intimidating weapons," Mukhtar recounted.
After reuniting with her daughter, they embarked on a bus journey from Khartoum to Cairo, Egypt, which cost a staggering $10,000 USD for Mukhtar and her three children.
"The journey was terrifying," she shared, describing how the military frequently stopped their bus. "We were subjected to searches each time. We had to conceal all our gold because the same individuals who were responsible for the bombings and killings were patrolling the roads, stopping cars for inspections."
To ensure their valuables remained safe, Mukhtar hid her gold inside her bra while distributing money among her children to hide within their clothes.
"When we reached the Sudan-Egypt border, we had to sleep on the floor because our bus missed the designated time," Mukhtar said, highlighting the hardships they faced, especially with young children.
Currently, they are renting an apartment in Cairo until they can return home to Guelph. Despite their physical safety, they are still struggling to overcome the trauma of their experience. Every loud noise triggers a terrifying response in them.
As the conflict escalates, many Guelph residents with ties to Sudan are witnessing the unfolding horror with a sense of helplessness. Talaat Eltayeb, a Guelph resident with family in Khartoum, shared that some of his relatives managed to escape to Egypt or safer rural areas. However, others remain trapped in Khartoum, torn between the fear of staying or attempting to leave, especially considering the exorbitant travel costs.
Eltayeb mentioned providing financial assistance to friends in Khartoum but acknowledged their limited resources, preventing them from helping everyone. He expressed heartbreak over the desperate and scared situation his family and others are enduring.
Mohamed Malik, a Sudanese Canadian living in Guelph, echoed similar sentiments. He revealed that many people in Sudan were unable to afford evacuation and had resorted to seeking safety in other cities within the country.
Malik, who also has family in Khartoum, shared stories of their struggle. Some managed to leave through evacuation flights to Canada, while others chose to stay behind to support their loved ones in finding a way to Egypt by land - a challenging and arduous journey spanning over 1,500 kilometers under extreme conditions.
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1970 chevelle
Lada Niva
I think nothing better then interstellar ✅️
I want a Monte Carlo 1987 ss
I like automn when it's sunny, I think it looks beautiful, I don't know why. NEVER enjoyed one second of Star Wars, too infantile, I don't know why.
Mrs Doubtfire Love Actually The Holiday Bridget Jones Dirty Dancing My Big Fat Greek Wedding School of Rock Everything Disney When I am poorly my to go to films are:- Maid in Manhatten The Wedding Planner
I will remove communism, I suffered alots in Vietnam
I don’t know
This is not a simple question. I've seen some amazing stuff...like along the sides of the L.A. river, but MOST of this is just low-life "tagging," i.e., vandalism (which has a tendency to degrade/trash our communities)...with about as much value as what an infant has smeared on the wall, alongside his/her crib. I'll add that "Hip-Hop" "music"...MOST of it is about the same. Occasionally, we'll catch some really clever or meaningful "rap," but MOST "HH" is just trash. MUCH of Punk "music" too. PEACE!!
Sheeesh
top 3 best super power for me would be 1.Time stop 2.Invisibility 3.Xray vission
Immortal
1. Scarface (1983) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. Happy Gilmore (1996) 4. Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Monster Inc (2001) 6. Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) 7. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 8. Silence Of The Lambs (1991) 9. 12 Angry Men (1957) 10. Scream (1997) 11. Goodfellas (1990) 12. Taxi Driver (1976) 13. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 14. Jaws (1975) 15. Seven (1996) 16. Spider Man: Homecoming (2017) 17. Inglorious Bastards (2009) 18. Fight Club (1999) 19. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 20. Dark Knight (2008) 21. Gladiator (2000) 22. Seven Samurai (1954) 23. Rush Hour (1998) 24. Rain Man (1988) 25. Deadpool (2016)
From a very italian student: "I will celebrate my Easter in Italy with friends and I will go to the Easter mass on Sunday. I will celebrate the resurrection of Christ."
From a very productive student: "It's a good time to stay together with the family, eating chocolate and drinking some wine."
From a very awesome student: "I travel with my family and we have dinner together."
From my beloved students: "We make lunch for my family and I hide the chocolate eggs for my granddaughter to find."
Top movies : 1. Jaws 2. Legends of the fall 3. Ferris buller's day off
“You feel demons here Mal?” “I think we’re the demons” Nothing beats “Natural Born Killers”.
Pu sa mère
1) Seven Samurai (1954) 2) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1968) 3) Deliverance (1972) 4) An American Werewolf in London (1981) 5) The Evil Dead (1981) 6) City Lights (1931) 7) Cars (2006)
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This is such a loaded question. You can really tell the depth of someone’s intellect and character by their answers; I’m completely embarrassed for so many people in the comments.
Being invincible
Is iemand hier van het Schoolopdracht voor engels?
Star Wars is the greatest cinematic masterpiece in the history of mankind and there is nothing that can top it.
My dream vacation is Russion
1. Badlands 1973 2. Wing Of Desire 1987 (Der Himmel uber Berlin) 3. Paris,Texas 1984 4. The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951 5. Seven Samurai 1954 6. The Thing 1982 7. North By Northwest 1959 8. Out Of The Past 1947 9. Tokyo Drifter 1955 10. Jaws 1975
my favourite holiday is st.patrick day
Reality warping
Great! It's what I'm doing on my channel with my project! Excellent video and I loved their choices!
Meth. Fen.
Meet Joe Black & Pulp Fiction
I’ve got 3 SVJ, McLaren 765lt, Ferrari 488 pista
I just like robert de niro movies
lol same here, he's special ain't he... I mean I watch a lot of other movies, but I can watch any De Niro movie from the 90s or earlier.
*REALITY WARPING*
My personal favorite: 1. An American Werewolf. 2. The good, the bad and the ugly. 4. The changeling. 5. The Time Machine 1960 ( not the remake)
TWO FOR THE ROAD(1967) w/ Audrey Hepburn & Albert Finney. It's a bittersweet dramady on a 12-year marriage, that jumps back-and-forth in time. If you've never seen it, see it. If you've seen it, see it again. It's more than worth the journey.
Here are mine 1. Pixels 2. Leo 3. Elf 4. Cars (1-3) 5. Prep and Landing 6. Fnaf 7. Labyrinth 8. High School Musical 9. Mean Girls 10. Pitch Perfect
Everyone is listing their favourite movies, so here’s mine 1. Across the Spider-Verse Reasoning: I’ve been a huge Spidey fan my whole life and this felt like the ultimate combination of all the previous movies. It manages to tell a really great multiverse story without losing its direction which other movies (the mcu) seem to be doing. Obviously as well the animation is breathtaking and revolutionary. 2. The Return of the King Reasoning: I’m quite a fantasy and adventure kind of guy so the Lord of the Rings trilogy is right down my alley. It’s always been close between this and Fellowship but I think I slightly prefer this. The scale is bigger and the second half of the movie is just pure cinema. 3. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Reasoning: I was introduced to this series when I was little and as a kid this one was my favourite, and it still is. I just love the characters so much and the ministry sequence is unreal. 4. Parasite Reasoning: I do love a good foreign film and this is by far the best I’ve ever seen. It’s all written so perfectly and for the first half it’s quite a lighthearted comedy but in the second hour the sinister elements start to creep in all leading to that horrifying ending. 5. La La Land Reasoning: I mean cmon it’s a rom-com with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, two of the best actors of our time. Combine that with gorgeous colours and banging music. 6. Up Reasoning: I’ve loved this movie literally for my entire life. I don’t really think any other movie has emotionally hit me as hard as this. The story is beautiful, and in my opinion, maybe the greatest score of all time. 7. Whiplash Reasoning: The intensity, screenplay and music are all legendary. And J.K Simmons, the undeniable goat. 8. The Dark Knight Reasoning: Christian Bale is my favourite actor and he’s playing my second favourite superhero, what more could I want? 9. Prisoners Reasoning: Denis Villeneuve is my second favourite filmmaker of all time and I believe this is his masterpiece. Hugh Jackman alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in a gritty thriller, yes please. 10. About Time Reasoning: I love rom-coms but this even has a bit of fantasy snuck in their, brilliant. Also there’s Bill Nighy, who doesn’t love Bill Nighy.
Jason and the Arganauts.
The power to turn people into anything I want them to be.
I don’t like to have the same answers as everyone else, or just have the same favourites as 1000s of people. So some of my favs are Love Actually, Cruel Intentions, Coyote Ugly, the Underworld movies etc
I don't have one favorite, but Halloween 1978 is a movie that I watch a few times a year and it's a great escape from all the BS in life. I don't watch Apocalypse Now every year but it's a movie that really makes me respect the art of filmmaking. Also, I love The Breakfast Club for the same reasons as Halloween and I love Children of a Lesser God.
Swap locations of things, then I could teleport and teleport other things
Leon: the professional is her favorite movie, but doesn't know "the main guy" name is Leon?
1. Back To The Future Part II (1989) 2. Back To The Future (1985) 3. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) 4. Maverick (1994) 5. Let It Ride (1989) 6. Casino (1995) 7. Goodfellas (1990) 8. Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood (2019) 9. The Big Lebowski (1998) 10. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
1:02 Seriously? What a dull answer.
1. Conan the barbarian (1982) 2. Tommy Boy (1995) 3. Clerks (1994) 4. Excalibur (1981) 5. Spinal tap (1984) Honorable mention: The big lebowski (1998)
1.bRAM sTOKER'S Dracula 2.Casino 3.The last of the mochians 4.Halloween 1 5.Raging Bull
1. Star Wars - the very first one. 2. Jaws 3. Avengers Infinity War 4. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 5. Gone With the Wind 6. Once Upon a Time in the West 7. Blade Runner 8. The Fugitive 9. Avengers Endgame 10. Spiderman 2 What can I say? If it's not a spectacle, what's the point?