Felin Gakwaya
👤 Speaker
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Not that forgiveness is spoken about, but that it has to be lived.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
In prison, in villages, at weddings, in shared food, in memories that have not gone away.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
All of them, we are good friends now.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Those from the neighborhood, including Gasangwa and Steven, who came with me.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
When I began this conversation, I thought I was asking about Lilis from prison.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
But what I heard again and again was something harder to explain.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Forgiveness as prayer.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Forgiveness as discipline.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Forgiveness as confession.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Not forgetting.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Not excusing.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
But somehow living on.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
You've been listening to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
I am Feleng Akwaya, and this was Heart and Soul in Rwanda.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
The producer was Rajiv Gupta.
The Documentary Podcast
Befriending the man who killed my family
Thanks for listening.