Halima Bashir
Halima Bashir is a Sudanese doctor and author who survived the Darfur genocide.
Born into the Zaghawa tribe, she grew up in a village in Darfur and became one of the first girls from her community to receive a formal education.
Bashir studied medicine and worked as a doctor in Sudan before fleeing the country due to persecution.
She sought asylum in the UK, where she currently resides with her husband and children.
Bashir has become an outspoken advocate for Darfur, using her experiences to raise awareness about the ongoing conflict and human rights abuses in the region.
