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Hi, Malika here.

As we enter 2025, we're looking back at the stories that define 2024.

Today, we're in Sudan.

For much of the year, Sudan's civil war was seen as a stalemate,

despite the immense toll it was taking on civilians. For millions of Sudanese were forced to flee,

either internally or as refugees, the search for safety was marked by hardship, along with

the feeling of being abandoned by the international community.

Then, a surprise offensive by the Sudanese army challenged the rapid support forces hold on the capital.

In this episode, we hear from one woman who shares the fragile hope she holds on to for Sudan's future

and tells us what it's like to watch the world move on

while her country remains in crisis.

This episode originally aired on September 30th, 2024.

So all dates and references reflect that time.

Here's the show.

Music reflect that time. Here's the show. Today, a refugee of Sudan's civil war on her hope for return.

I wanted to stay. I never wanted to leave.

It was just no longer safe.

As a new military offensive unfolds, the story of one woman who's determined to keep the

world watching.

I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take.

Hi, I'm Dali Abdelem. I'm a Sudanese citizen who had to flee her country when war broke out in April of

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