"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.
“I thought they were dead,” she says matter-of-factly of her family and friends. “It was years later that we found out only my uncle was alive in Juba. He had escaped from the jail and is still partially paralyzed from the torture. He will never be the same, but we just thank God he didn’t die.”
Ojok’s friends Grace Bol and Mari Malek tell similar tales. Each fled their native homeland of Sudan as refugees during the height of the civil war, and, after a painstaking journey through the heartland of Africa, eventually found sanctuary in the United States — Ojok in Pittsburgh, Bol in Kansas City and Malek in Newark
PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a news website that covers news, opinions, analysis, history, culture and literature of South Sudan and the world. Founded in July 2011 by PaanLuel Wël to create a platform for free expression and constructive dialogue, the website features articles from various contributors, including columnists, commentators, poets, authors, activists and academics. PaanLuel Wël believes that media can play a vital role in informing, educating and empowering the people to participate in nation-building and social transformation. He also believes that media can foster a culture of dialogue, tolerance and diversity among different communities and groups, and hopes to inspire and mentor the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.
