Omar Epps

Tears of the Desert, by Halima Bashir, follows the life of Bashir and her incredible journey facing horrible acts committed by humans and her battle towards survival. Halima a woman of strength and power evolves throughout the story, and these characteristics I have chosen reflect, what I think are, the most critical parts of Halima. Each characteristic I have chosen reflects a specific time in her life where this characteristic has been the most prominent. The first characteristic revolves…

political neglect for years. On the opposing side the Government of Sudan led by President Omar al-Bashir responded by placing an ethnic cleanse of all those who are non-Arab Sudanese (typically found in Darfur region) by provoking a civil war and deploying the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Janjaweed (a militia group) to terminate all those from the Darfur region. Omar al-Bashir was taken to court and faced with multiple acts against the Human Rights Act and…

Omar was the President of the Republic of Sudan since October 16, 1993, he was charged with many counts of heinous crimes. This was including being a co-perpetrator for counts of crimes against humanity, which included: murder, extermination, torture and rape, two counts of war crimes, three counts of genocide and more ("The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir", 2016). Clearly this was an extremely large case for Africa…

We can't just go around and charge all the child soldiers in the world. That would absolutely be ridiculous, first of all that would cost too much money and not all child soldiers are like Omar Khadr. But that also doesn't mean we become too lax, giving on amnesty. There needs to be boundaries and limits. If a child was given so many drugs to the point where they can't think clearly then yes, they should be given amnesty because the drugs…

Movement (another forerunner of the SPLM) and the government of Sudan (GOS), and lasted until a peace agreement settled the conflict in 1989. However, the effects of the agreement were only temporary. The war started up again within a year, due to Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, He and his army overthrew the Sudanese government and took control of the country, in which he is still president today. While this was occurring, tension was rising between the nomadic Arab tribes of Darfur and black…

“Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis.”—Michael Ignatieff These words of wisdom distinctly target an issue that remains controversial in today’s society—genocide. The word “genocide” was first termed by Raphael Lemkin, both a victim…

Genocide is officially defined as the systematic attempt to destroy a group of people because of their nationality, ethnic, origin, race, or religion. However, some people apply it more broadly to any international Government-sponsored murder of a distinct group of people for any reason. Genocide literally means "killing". Sudan is geographically the largest country in Africa. It illustrates Sudan's size that its western province, Darfur, is itself about the size of France. The population of…

In the country Sudan the civilians there are facing many difficulties and struggles in their everyday life. The army veteran Omar al-Bashir had seized power in 1989 with the support of the military. This was a huge reason all the horrible things kept happening after decades. His stated goal was to create a “new Sudan” defined by the Arab identity underneath the severe Islamic law. It very quickly became clear that his plan existed only to protect his government’s own power from harm or injury.…

Darfur is in western Sudan, and it has been in danger since 2003.Genociding is very big in Darfur, but not just in Darfur, but all over Sudan. Sad to say but rape is the number one thing that women in Darfur go through. During 2003 a civil war broke out. As a result a lot of people were killed because of genociding, and all of the crimes that were commited. Sudan’s military raped around 211 women and kids in 36 hours. By 2004 over 2 million people were dead. During 2004 a Humanitarian…

Genocide in Darfur The genocide in Darfur, Sudan began in 2003 when two rebel groups began to fight. The government started a military operation or campaign of Genocide, and paired with an Arab militia called Janjaweed. Now, they continue to kill, terrorize, and burn non-arab villages. Their overall goal is to start a Pan-Arab state, which includes the countries of North Africa and West Asia. Sudan became independent from Great Britain in 1956. For the remainder of the 20th century, Sudan…