Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Highlighting the Realities of Youth Migration, M. A. K. Ibrahim
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M.A.k. Ibrahim
Westminster And Kensington & Chelsea Council
United Kingdom
Sudanese mass migration to the uk began in the late 1980s to early 1990s. This was a result of a military coup led by the now former president omar ElBashier. The initial intention for the majority of those who mass migrated out of Sudan was to remain in exile for a short term; this was because it was widely assumed that the new Army regime would not last long and that a return to a Democratic government would be forthcoming. However, this turned out not to be the case and as the situation deteriorated in Sudan, a second mass wave of immigrants and asylum seekers to the uk and other western nations followed from 2003 onwards. Sudanese in the united kingdom (also British Sudanese), including suda- nes e-born immigrants to the uk and their British-born descendants, are an extremely diverse national group, especially in terms of political and religious views. It is thought that the uk is home to the oldest Sudanese diaspora in the western world, as well as one of the largest. Many of those who sought political asylum, or economic migrants particularly those of a young age, had aspirations of achieving economic benefit as well as personal development, to name but a few. while we cannot deny that some of those achievements have been attained with varying degrees of success, for many the reality has them facing other struggles and challenges in their new environment, struggles that were not part of the pre-written script prior to them leaving Sudan. on reflection, this has many of them posing the question, "was it really worth it?”, or as the famous Irish saying goes, “Is the grass greener on the other side?” My summary of those thoughts are the focal point of my presentation.
Citation: Ibrahim. M. A. K.: Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Highlighting the Realities of Youth Migration. In Allam Ahmed(Ed.): Home-Books-Proceedings-SDC, Vol. 1, pp. 16 - 17. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.