Darfur Refugees

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In this article, the writer reports that many refugees are leaving Darfur and moving to other places to attempt to escape the fighting. Further, the writer notes that this is a serious world problem and states that it is important here to understand not only the refugees, but the conflict that has made them flee, as well. The writer examines the history and statistics of the conflict in Darfur. The writer concludes that the only thing that can realistically take place is to stop the conflict in the Darfur region so that these individuals can return to their homes without fear of being raped, robbed, or killed, and without fear that these same atrocities may be committed on their children.

From the Paper:

"As for the refugees that are leaving Darfur, the largest majority of them are Africans that are non-Arab, and they are running from the attacks of the Janjaweed Arabs. However, there have also been perpetrators of these attacks that are non-Arab as well as victims that are proclaimed Arabs. The individuals on both sides of the fighting are generally black, and the distinction that is seen in the news media between those that are Arab and those that are non-Arab in disputed by a great many people, as well as the Sudanese government. It is believed by these disputants that the Western world and the Western media do not really understand the difference, and therefore get the distinctions wrong quite often. The labeling of Arabs and non-Arabs has also been criticized due to the fact that it makes the conflict appear to be purely racial in motivation, and experts say that there are other important reasons for the conflict, such as the competition that is seen between the nomadic cattle-herders and the farmers, because they are both fighting for resources that are very scarce in the region."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Darfur crisis: More urgent than ever. (2006). International Rescue Committee. Retrieved from http://www.theirc.org/media/www/darfur_hope_amid_the_violence.html.
• de Wall, A. (2005). Famine that kills: Darfur, Sudan. Oxford University Press.
• Flint, J., & de Wall, A. (2006). Darfur: A short history of a long war. Zed Books.
• Lacey, M., & Polgreen, L. (2006). The tragedy of Darfur: Ethnic conflict in Sudan has killed 200,000 and civilians and created 2 million refugees. New York Times Upfront.
• Morrison, D. (2006). What next for Darfur? US News & World Report.

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