This Sunday, Sudan will experience a major historic and political event. For the first time since 1986 the country will undergo multi-party national elections. Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has been held responsible for several crimes in the Darfur conflict, has stated that he will respect the results of the election, yet many groups such as Sudan People's Liberation Movement have threatened to boycott the elections due to its corrupt nature. Yet these elections undoubtedly mark a significant step in Sudanese people's involvement in the governing of their country.
Today, I read an article in the New York Times about the more than 300 Darfur immigrants that are now residing in Kensington, Brooklyn. One cannot help immediately relating Sudan to the war in Darfur. To be honest, it is all that comes up to me when I think about this country. It is difficult to not see the country in a political light, especially with the ongoing elections. Yet, I think we should start regarding Sudan as a community, as a culture, as a society that is progressing in protecting and enforcing human rights. Naturally, the country has a long road ahead. Sudan is rich in natural resources such as unproven minerals and oil reserves, yet it is up to its government to promote an equitable progress.
I like teh subject. it's certainly timely. But you don't spend enough time on your argument or offer enough links to other people's opinions to convince me. "Yet, I think we should start regarding Sudan as a community, as a culture, as a society that is progressing in protecting and enforcing human rights." - why do you think that? What evidence do you have to support this idea? It does seem to jive with anything in the post, or anything I've read in the news? And so it feels flacid. Does that made sense? Surely, there's lots of interesting writing and interviews out there on the web you could link to in order to actually help your readers understand the situation.
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