After the military coup of 1989, Ihsas, like other artists, faced harassment and arrest by the Islamist government of Omar al Bashir. Despite this, Ihsas and his group "Peace Messengers" have continued to advocate for Sudanese unity, reconciliation and the end of violence. Living in Khartoum, he calls for cultural associations in the capital to strengthen relations between different ethnic groups and to bring about solutions for internal disputes in Darfur.