After reading this article I realized the urgency of the situation over in Darfur. In Sudan, where Darfur is located, there are two main groups of people, the Arabs and the African tribes. The Arabs are the "bad guys" in this situation, and the tribes are the ones being attacked. The Arabs are supported buy the Sudanese government, so this is not a battle where insurgents are taking over, this is a battle where a government military is killing it's own people. There is also an Arab miltia there called the Janjaweed, who are participating in the genocide.
Everyday, more and more families are being driven out of their homes. Men are being castrated, women are being raped, and they're all being murdered. The militias will go into an village, steal the people's belongings then burn the town down to the ground. The people who aren't killed go to a place called an Internally Displaced Persons(IDP) camps. The women are sent out to get sticks for firewood and shelter despite the fact that they might get raped by the men of the militias. Sometimes the Janjaweed or the Sudanese military will destroy the camps and force the civilians to a new IDP camp which is often smaller than the last, forceing some people to stay outside of the camp.
Before reading this article, I thought I knew about Darfur, I didn't even know half of it. This article has opened up my eyes to what is happening over there. The quote below shows the urgency of this situation. It shows how horrible these tribes are being treated.
"'This is what they do,' the mediator--a neutral party to the conflict--screamed at me. 'This is what happens here! Now you know! Now you see!'"
Steidle, Brian. "In Darfur, My Camera Was Not Nearly Enough." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 20. March 2005. 6 December 2006.
http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/darfur/steidle/
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himynameis, well done on the first artifact. A few things though to make it better as you go through this process. First, change the color of the font. Yellow on white is very difficult to read. Second, make sure you post the MLA info FIRST, or prior to a reflection on the source. Third, your quote is somewhat random. Find quotes that speak to the heart of the article.
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