Politics of Sudan

'In the book, A Long Walk To Water, a sudanese boy named Salva had to overcome hundreds of deadly challenges, survive a war, walk for over one thousand miles in harsh terrain with unknown dangers, lead thousands of boys to safety, and even live in an entirely new country but no matter how hard the challenge was Salva always came through. In this essay I will talk about how Salva overcame all his challenges with his persistence, help from his his uncle, and memories of his family. Salva’s Uncle…

when young boys are forced to leave their own country to avoid death, but when they must also leave the place for which they left, that is the ultimate tragedy. This was the case for the Sudanese boys as they fled south Sudan, then not the country of South Sudan, but a part of Sudan, after the Arab government began to persecute the Black Christian population of the south. After…

THE PAST AND PRESENT LIVES OF EGYPT AND MALI You actually do not need to dive deeply into the African history to learn about its rich civilization. We associate themes like cultural and religious beliefs, architectural patterns and government as characteristics of a developed society. Though, most westerners hardly recognize the value of the African history some of the greatest features of civilization were found in Africa. Namely, pyramids in Egypt, Islam practice in both Mali and Egypt,…

There is an effectual “Massive Plan to Islamize Nigeria, and annihilate the Igbos (the Jews) of Nigeria. Currently, the Northern Groups have given the Igbos the ultimatum to leave the Northern Nigeria no later than October 1, 2017. It has been emphatically declared that those who fail to depart will be mopped up, emptying the North of the Christian Igbos. These threats are backed up with massive Drops of Weapons of War by helicopters in various parts of the Southern Nigeria as they plan to…

their wants. Some people sadly never get the opportunity to even begin to think about the things they want because they hardly have the things they need. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park follows the stories of two people growing up in Southern Sudan in different timelines. They both face struggles beyond what people growing up in first world countries could imagine. Nya and Salva hardly get to think about the things they want because they are struggling just to maintain the things that…

Rwanda is roughly the size of Maryland. The Landlocked country of Rwanda is located in the eastern central part of Africa. Multiple neighbors that border Rwanda include The Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Another border of Rwanda is one of its numerous lakes. Nicknamed the “Land of a Thousand Hills”, Rwanda’s landscape contains hills and multiple mountains each filled with steep slopes and valleys. Advantages that benefit this environment include two consistent water sources and easily…

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…

“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.” -James Baldwin. Authors such as Joseph Conrad, Binyavanga Wainaina, Countee Cullen, and Edward D. Morel establish Baldwin’s point in that one arrives at their identity based upon how they overcome challenges and utilize their experiences to their advantage. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness Marlow recalls his past in Africa. While Marlow traveled down the Congo River he overcame…

Imagine a family walking through a field in Central Africa when suddenly attacked by armed soldiers. The soldiers force the children to kill their parents during their abduction. This is a frequent occurrence in Africa where the Lord’s Resistance Army is lurking. Child abductions are a huge problem in Central Africa because after being abducted girls are often forced to marry commanders and there are few reception centers available for care after being saved. The Lord’s Resistance Army is still…

authentic forms, such as the Director Philippe Falardeau in,”The Good Lie” and the author Sara Corbett who wrote the eye opening article of “The Lost Boys”. The movie,”The Good Lie”, based on true historical events that happened during the civil war in sudan, focuses on one particular family. When their village is attacked, sudanese n orphans are forced to trek along a difficult journey to a refugee camp in kenya. Consequently, the methods of survival…