Monthly Archives: May 2009
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Mamdani Responds to His Critics II
In this second part, I intend to focus on the ideas, practices and politics of the Save Darfur movement. More specifically, I shall respond to three ... -
Darfur: Attention and Deterrence
Several posts over recent days have pointed to the discrepancy between media attention and levels of mortality. The analysis of media coverage of Darfur during and ... -
Including Darfur’s Arabs in the Peace Process
The Sudan government and the Justice and Equality Movement are meeting in Doha, and the US envoy for Sudan, Scott Gration, is doing the rounds of ... -
Darfur: ‘Multi-Nodal’ IDP Livelihoods
A new briefing paper by Helen Young, Karen Jacobsen and Abdalmonim Osman Livelihoods, Migration and Conflict is the most recent briefing paper in the Tufts University ... -
Sanctions and South Sudan: The Oil Factor
Supporters of US oil sanctions on Khartoum, and who are in many cases supporters of the SPLM, are strangely silent with respect to its impact on ... -
Darfur and the Congo: Why the Media Disparity?
Darfur and the Congo are frequently contrasted as African crises that receive quite disparate attention from the U.S. and Europe. With a much lower death toll, ... -
Sudan: Narrowing the Escape from Poverty
Helping Sudan turn into a democratic, stable, equitable, and prosperous country. That’s the ultimate dream end-destination; but there’s a huge problem with the US government’s wanton ... -
Mamdani, Narratives and the Message of “˜Be the Power’
I was lucky enough to have benefited from the many astute reviews of Saviors and Survivors before I read it, which provided me with a caution ... -
Sanctioning the CPA: A Policy Conundrum for the U.S.
Over the past twelve years, the U.S. has put forth a confusing array of legislation to impose economic sanctions on Sudan. Horrified initially by the Sudan ... -
Mamdani Responds to His Critics I
Never having been the focus of blog attention, I could not have realized what a privilege it would be to have such an extended focus on ...