The Effects of Darfur Genocide

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If we were as aware of the ongoing events that are place in Darfur as some of us are towards the likes on Instagram and Facebook, we may be able to change the outcome of a whole country. Darfur is a region in western Sudan, that is unfortunately being exposed to the true meaning of Genocide; an intentional, orderly abolition of a specific ethnic group. The conflict began between Northern and Western Sudanese has not been recent but rather an old conflict that is finally getting attention worldwide. Being a young refuge I have seen many things and have face many obstacles, such as war and poverty. I have witness home invitations by rebels and children be ripped apart from their families. I’ve seen young children with machine guns; in an effort to protect their lives. The site of these images brings tears to my eye, but not as much tears I shed for Darfur. Many believe that racism is far from irrelevant, it is not dead but living in the heart of Sudan; in fact, it is the root of genocide in Darfur(Scott2). We are blinded by things that do not impact our lives. By informing others about genocide, we can create a sense of realization in the heart of society.
Sudan was broken by three regions, North, West and South. Each varies among religion and ethics. For example northern of sudan ethnically is Arabic and religiously Muslim, southern of Sudan is ethnically black and religiously Christin while the western of Sudan is ethnically black religiously Muslim. People were fostered by sort of hierarchy where the more arabic or the lighter your skin was, the more intelligent you were perceived. For example, the reason Omar Hassan al-Bashir seized power was because of where he was from and the color of his skin, Hassan lacked all characte...

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...m? We shall not reverse the custom of slavery but overcome and have an open mind towards one another and appreciate that we are all different. We as humans need to know that we are apart of a race which is the human race.

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