Of Cannibalism and Other Horrors of War - Emmanuel Jai

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/24/Emmanuel_Jal_A_Boy_Soldiers_Story

Emmanuel Jal, musician and author of War Child: A Child Soldier's Story, recounts the "lowest point" in his life when starvation nearly turned him to cannibalism.

-----

Emmanuel Jal was born in a tiny village in Southern Sudan, only a short time before the outbreak of civil war. When his mother was killed by government soldiers, he and thousands of other children were recruited by the Sudan People's Liberation Army and trained as soldiers.

Here, at a very special session of the Sydney Writers' Festival, Emmanuel tells his amazing story, and describes how education and music turned out to be his salvation. He even gets the audience dancing. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Emmanuel Jal is a musician and the author of War Child: A Child Soldier's Story. In 2005 he was awarded the American Gospel Music Award for best international artist. Jal is also a spokesman for the Make Poverty History campaign.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• wars
• children
• soldiers
• kids
• south
• sudan
• sudanese
• africa
• africans
• soldier
• killed
• killing
• death
• murder
• cannibalism
• story
• fora.tv
• foratv
• fora
• tv
• emmanual
• jal
• sydney
• writers
• festival
• australian
• broadcasting
• corporation

[MortQ42]

The same reason North American Christians are STILL so willing to believe it.

[suzhouhe]

It's incredibly sad that the only thing most commenters are taking away from this is that the guy makes one comment about god. Atheism doesn't have anything to do with cashing in your compassion and basic human decency. If that's all you're able to get from watching this, you need to take a break from the fucking internet and go talk to some people in the real world.

[Bonitaymorena]

@itstopcatbitch Where you there?? I don't think so why the hell would anyone lie about eating someone?? He doesn't seem like a liar and he's not crazy enough to actually want to be associated with cannibalism!! Geez

[Bonitaymorena]

@DarkNSF Why don't you just be quiet if he want to believe in god then leave him. To bad your used to living a comfortable life you can't see when you have absolutely nothing else to turn to and can't get yourself out of life threatening horrible situation... then you turn to god!!! You can't judge his life experience or anyone else's you haven't been there. When people say that it's by the grace of god that they survived their being honest!!! Don't insult them by saying their wrong!!

[Taho1993]

@TheDjeezy Don't be too sure mate , peopel down there aint got much food, and in war...Wayway less...

[somethingvs]

he was at my school yesterday

[TheDjeezy]

I have never heard since was I born. Is that true people from that tribes eat dead body or kill someone for food?

I think it is Hollywood movie and not true statement. No human being can eat human.

[TheDjeezy]

@DarkNSF

I have never heard since was I born. Is that true people from that tribes eat dead body or kill someone for food?

I think it is Hollywood movie and not true statement. No human being can eat human.

[itstopcatbitch]

@mounechien i believe you i dont agree with him on the Cannibalism thing

but dude how did you know all of this about human flesh, have you try it before

or something, if you read about it can you tell me where about :) i wanna read more its so scary ;)

[itstopcatbitch]

Cannibalism? that is exaggerating

people of the south never ever touch

a dead or kill someone for food they

starved to death but never ever eat a

human flash or meat yack!...