Reem Hailemolokot: My Hometown
Reem was born in Sudan. Hear her describe her country and talk about her arriving in Winnipeg.
Audio (1:05)
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Reem Hailemolokot
Age: 21
Community: Sudan (she was born in Eritrea)
Languages: Arabic, Tigrinya, English
Favourite cultural artists: Helen Meles
Favourite traditional foods: Injera
Country/Culture Information
(from the 2008 CIA World Factbook)
Name: Sudan
Population: 39,379,358 (July 2007 est.)
Capital: Khartoum
Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
Area: 2,505,810 sq km
Economy - Exports commodities: : Oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, gum arabic, sugar
Government: Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009
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CBC In Depth-Sudan:
Reem Hailemolokot: My Culture
Reem's parents are Eritrean. Because of this, she doesn't look Sudanese.
Audio (1:15)
Reem Hailemolokot: All About Me
Reem talks about a common reaction she gets when she tells people she’s from Africa.
Audio (0:27)