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Anna Simone Reumert

Anna Simone Reumert is a PhD candidate in anthropology at Columbia University.

Sudanese Migrants’ Labor in Times of Economic Crisis and Revolution
Sudanese workers, who lost their jobs due to the deteriorating economic situation in Lebanon, protest outside their country’s embassy in Beirut to demand repatriation, on July 2, 2020. Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images
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Sudanese Migrants’ Labor in Times of Economic Crisis and Revolution

[su_dropcap style="simple" size="4"]“I[/su_dropcap] have worked so much,” Hamze told me, laughing, “It’s all the same.” Hamze grew up working on his parents’ land in Gezira, two hours south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. Gezira is known for its fertile
Anna Simone Reumert • 13 min read