"With the militia killing even young boys, Naima was terrified the gunmen would murder her 10-year-old son, Nazir. So she put Nazir on her back, the way Sudanese moms carry young children, to make him seem smaller…Continued 1/2 archive.ph/OnmiW

what a genuinely beautiful and courageous person Naima is

A gunman saw through the ruse and demanded that she hand Nazir over. “He’s a boy,” the man shouted. “Kill him!” “Don’t kill my child,” Naima pleaded. “Kill me instead.”