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Dinka culture | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com - 0 views

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dinka culture

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  • mia taicher on 22 Feb 13
     
    Dinka culture in Sudan before the civil war.
Elisa B

Sudan Civil War - 0 views

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  • Sudan had two distinct major cultures -- Arab and Black African -- with hundreds of ethnic and tribal divisions and language groups, which makes effective collaboration among them a major problem.
  • The southern region, which eventually achieved independence as South Sudan, has a population of around 6 million and a predominantly rural, subsistence economy. This region had been negatively affected by war for all but 10 years of the independence period (1956), resulting in serious neglect, lack of infrastructure development, and major destruction and displacement. More than 2 million people died, and more than 4 million were internally displaced or become refugees as a result of the civil war and war-related impacts.
  • Although Egypt claimed all of the present Sudan during most of the 19th century, it was unable to establish effective control over southern Sudan, which remained an area of fragmented tribes subject to frequent attacks by slave raiders.
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  • lavery had been an institution of Sudanese life throughout history
  • Because Sudan had access to Middle East slave markets, the slave trade in the south intensified in the nineteenth century and continued after the British had suppressed slavery in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Annual raids resulted in the capture of countless thousands of southern Sudanese, and the destruction of the region's stability and economy. The horrors associated with the slave trade generated European interest in Sudan.
  • Sudan was proclaimed a condominium in 1899 under British-Egyptian administration.
  • he SPLA, and its NDA allies received political, military and logistical support primarily from Ethiopia, Uganda and Eritrea.
  • Elisa B on 24 Feb 13
     
    This is an article which  goes back in history and gives you an idea of how the war came to be. It refers to many of the different cultures and groups as well as mentioning slave trade.
Paula Guinto

South Sudan - The New York Times - 0 views

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sudan new york times dave eggers research feature article mentor text

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  • South Sudan
  • The south’s departure did not put an end to conflicts. There were many unresolved issues, and Sudan and South Sudan soon began squabbling bitterly over how to demarcate the border and share oil profits. (The conundrum of the two Sudans is that both countries are extremely dependent on oil, but while the export pipelines run through the north, the bulk of the crude oil lies in the landlocked south.)
  • Tribal and cultural tensions are an ongoing issue
  • Paula Guinto on 22 Feb 13
     
    Guys, I suggest you read this article. It's very helpful.
Rosalie K

Lost Boys of Sudan Refugee Resettlement - 1 views

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lost boys resettlement

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  •  An estimated two million people have died and four million have been made refugees in the eighteen year old civil war in Sudan.
  • hey remained in camps in Ethiopia until a newly-elected government expelled them in 1991, and they were forced to return to Sudan.
  • Last year, the United States offered to resettle 3,600 of these "lost boys."
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  •  Grouped in threes or fours, the Sudanese young men, now in their late teens and twenties, are being resettled in sites in the US where expertise and special services are provided for these refugees refugees who have been deprived of their childhood and family life. In addition to expert case workers, sponsoring churches make an invaluable contribution to the adjustment of the refugees.
  • Starting in the late 1980s, thousands of Sudanese boys trekked to Ethiopia to flee the war. T
  • The three very gaunt and thinly clad young men arrived in the snow of a northern winter to a warm reception from Andrews Memorial UMC, James Street UMC, and the Church World Service (CWS) staff
  • foundation on which they can rebuild their lives: an apartment, furnishings, clothing, kindly guidance and friendship, accompaniment to appointments, help in learning to cook for themselves, shop, and prepare for job interviews.
  • United Methodist Churches
  • adapt to a new culture and become a part of the community.
  • the church arranged for Samuel to attend Nottingham High School,
  • Shruti A on 22 Feb 13
     
    This site gives a brief description about the Lost Boys and talks about their resettlement to America. 
  • Rosalie K on 22 Mar 13
     
    A very descriptive and informative piece of writitng about the resettlement of the lost boy in America. Some information on their journey and their life in America. 
Hiroto A

BBC NEWS | Africa | The 'Lost Girls' of Sudan - 0 views

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girls sudan story where happened what

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  • "In our culture, women are being dominated. Not just in Sudan, but in all of Africa. Maybe people don't think we did much, because they see us as followers of the 'Lost Boys'." "But the fact remains ladies were there."
  • Few have thought to inquire about the fate of the "Lost Girls". Although an estimated 3,000 arrived in Kakuma in 1992, most have simply vanished from official records
  • "We have lost them... they are completely lost", Mr Mable says regretfully, "They have lost that status of lost girls. Some of them are mothers. They are married...There's nothing I can do - or anyone else can do" But it is clear that some of the 'Lost Girls' continue to suffer greatly.
  • Paula Guinto on 22 Feb 13
     
    Hiroto, this article might be helpful for your research...
  • Hiroto A on 04 Mar 13
     
    Talks in description about what happened to the lost girls. 
Hiroto A

Where are the Lost Girls of Sudan? | The Chronicles of Travelling Womanists - 1 views

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story where happened what Sudan Lost Girls eggers Dave

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  • Ryan W on 24 Feb 13
     
    This gives of some facts and figures and explains what happened to some of the lost girls. 
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  • Hiroto A on 05 Mar 13
     
    Where the lost girls of Sudan are
  • Paula Guinto on 07 Mar 13
     
    Be specific about what you found...
  • Hiroto A on 07 Mar 13
     
    According to Sudanese culture, the girls could not be left alone and instead were placed with surviving family members or with other surviving families/adults. Also, when the US resettlement program was created in 1999, by that time, most of the girls had been living in the family units assigned them for 9-14 years and were no longer considered to be orphans. Therefore, they were not allowed for resettlement. However, many of the Lost Girls that did come to the US have now earned their college degrees and/or married. Some have returned to South Sudan and are working in the government of South Sudan and assisting in rebuilding their country. The lost girls are known to be having their normal lives.
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