Emmanuel jal biography

Emmanuel Jal War Child – The Life of Emmanuel Jal

This is a short biography of Emmanuel Jal. Born in war-ravaged Sudan, Emmanuel Jal was kidnapped from his home and taken to fight alongside the army made up of rebels in the civil war.

He does not remember how old he was when he was taken, nor does he know the exact year when he was born. He speculates that he was six or seven years when he was taken. Emmanuel was a ‘warrior child’ that fought with an AK-47 rifle, that was much larger than he could carry at the time, for five years and managed to survive in the mass human graveyards.

Emmanuel Jal was born in war-torn Sudan, and while he doesn't know exactly when, he believes it was in the early s.

Emmanuel Jal was born in war-torn Sudan, and while he doesn't know exactly when, he believes it was in the early s.

Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier who became an entrepreneur and hip-hop artist, visited Babson and discussed the power of imagination.

Emmanuel Jal (née Jal Jok, 1 January ) is a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, author, former child soldier, and political activist.

Emmanuel started his life as a child soldier in the war-torn region of Southern Sudan.

Emmanuel Jal is a South Sudanese-Canadian artist, actor, author, former child soldier, and political activist.

When he was thirteen years old, he already had been part of two civil wars and had witnessed other children soldiers being abused. After suffering through much trauma he was smuggled to Kenya, to the city of Nairobi by a British aid worker.

In hopes of starting a new life and in order to heal from the emotional pain he started singing, never thinking that Emma