Omer Ihsas

Omer Ihsas (born 1958 as Omar Ahmed Mustafa in Nyala, Sudan) is a Sudanese singer, composer and bandleader from South Darfur.A short proverb consisting of two simple parts can actually be instrumental in resolving a dispute between two tribes, if used at the right time within a reconciliation gathering, such as in a Judiya session [one of Darfur's traditional justice mechanisms for working out legal disputes in a civil forum].After the military coup of 1989, Ihsas, like other artists, faced harassment and arrest by the Islamist government of Omar al Bashir.[2] Despite this, Ihsas and his group Peace Messengers have continued to advocate for Sudanese unity, reconciliation and the end of violence.Living in Khartoum, he calls for cultural associations in the capital to strengthen relations between different ethnic groups and to bring about solutions for internal disputes in Darfur.[4] In 2005, Sudanese filmmaker Taghreed Elsanhouri released her documentary film All about Darfur with music by Omer Ihsas.
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