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Emtithal Mahmoud

Sudanese poet and activist · Sudan · On the map · Writers · Born 1993 · age 33

Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud is a Sudanese-American poet and activist, who won the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam championship. In 2018, she became UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, and in this capacity, has traveled to refugee camps in Kenya, Greece and Jordan, drawing wider attention to the situation of refugees.

Emtithal Mahmoud is read about 10 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 119 days, one point a day.

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BBC 100 Women2015

About this person

Country
Sudan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1993 · age 33

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