(My thoughts are a bit scattered but I’m upset with how everything has turned into some sort of religious/ideological war while our country is at the brink of destruction. Hence this topic that I will refine in the future)
As History has always shown us, a group of people will always rise claiming that they ‘alone’ practice the correct version of their faith. That they are obliged to enforce these teachings onto others… that they are the keepers of God’s truth and act in God’s name. Politicization of faith predates Islam, Christianity and Judaism, yet faith is still used to rally the faithful as a means to power regardless of how pure the intentions of the faithful are and will probably continue in our part of the world for many years to come.
The question is, how do we safe guard our Faith/s from this ancient abuse? Is separation of Church and State anti religion? If so, then why is it that many Muslim (for example) sought refuge in Secular nations? re: UK, USA and France where Muslims practice their faith more freely than in most Muslim countries? Is Sharia the solution, if so what is Sharia… which version of this Sharia are we proposing and what does it entail and according to which sect or teachings?
Is Secularism the solution? What about the many faithful who do not accept it and view it as a foreign system that is not applicable to them… The questions are never ending… and again everyone will view themselves as the only ones who posses the truth and many others will be willing to use force to enforce their views.
The reality of the matter is we are wasting too much time and effort fighting over what color to paint our of imaginary palace, while we live in a crumbling hut.
Why can’t we as Sudanese forge (najtahid) our own system of governance that avails for religious/personal freedoms while protecting Faith(s) and the Faithful from abuse… a system that respects us as citizens. Sudanism that is inclusive of all our elements.
The documentary attached here is a bit off topic… but watch it, I promise you will enjoy it and somehow you will understand how it ties into this topic.
P.S You should watch the whole series on the lost kingdoms of Africa specially those on Nubia and Ethiopia.
Darfur and Sudan: visionary approach needed – and Qatar can help
“Two things need to happen at this weekend’s conference. First, pledges made by donors should not be at the expense of supporting humanitarian efforts. Evidence-based need and security provisions must drive the international response. Accountability and monitoring mechanisms need to be agreed and affected communities empowered to help implement them. The Sudanese government needs to be held to account for complying and co-operating with the peace deal.
Second, Qatar should champion a comprehensive and joined-up approach to Sudan’s conflicts. As a first step, the conference could urge the resolution of the Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile crisis, beginning with a cessation of hostilities to enable immediate and unimpeded humanitarian assistance. While this conflict continues, Qatar’s efforts in Darfur remain at risk.”
Sudanese women from North Darfur at the Abu Shouk camp. Doha is hosting a conference on the crisis. Photograph: Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP/Getty Images
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/apr/05/darfur-sudan-visionary-approach-qatar
I say -
It’s not just Darfur, S. Kordufan and Blue Nile… it was the East and South Sudan before.
If the real root problems are not addressed and that mainly manifesting in the Dictatorship in power and the criminal NCP’s one party rule, there will never be real peace in Sudan… only incentive for everyone else to pick arms in order to gain some of their rights.
It’s high time that the International community steps up to its responsibilities and call it like it is, Sudan is plagued by a ruthless regime that is currently the root cause of all its ills.
So yesterday the Sudanese Military Police decided to randomly round up young men in Khartoum and shaved their hair using razors and other traditional tools. Those who resisted got a quick beat down and were forced to kneel and humiliated as bystanders looked on.
Yes, this happened for absolutely no reason or misconduct by the young men, it seems that the Sudanese Military is back to the barber business like the pre-oil boom days…
حصل الليلة فى شوارع الخرطوم: الشرطة العسكرية قبضت محموعة من الشباب وحلقت ليهم بدون ما يعملو اى شي غلط او تصدر ضدهم احكام..كدة ساااااكت بس شعرهم ما كان عاجيب افراد الشرطة والحلاقة تمت فى الشارع وتحت انظار المارة وبالامواس والادوات التقليدية بطريقة مهينة ومذلة للشباب الكانو معظمهم من الطلاب..قال شنو قال: شعورهم طويلة!!
For more follow: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=545838495436881&set=a.462919923728739.102584.462875040399894&type=1&theater
…I escape.
…the beach glitters in the moonlight as we walk barefoot on its sands.
[Play Song]
…your hips sway in acceptance as I ask for this dance.
Nothing else exists but this moment.
I open my eyes with the music still in my ears…
…the clutter still here, the paperwork not gone,
#Qatar in numbers
A Revolutionary Subversion of Sudan’s Emblem by @assimjubara
Top Banner Reads:
Freedom - Peace - Justice
Lower Banner Reads:
Revolution is the People’s Choice!
#SudanRevolts
(Source: reasonstorevolt)
ملخص الأحداث منذ البارحة حتى هذه اللحظة
ملخص الأحداث منذ البارحة حتى هذه اللحظة
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في يوم أمس 16/6 /2012 وفي حوالي الساعة السادسة مساء انطلقت مظاهرة من داخليات طالبات جامعة الخرطوم (البركس) رافضة الزيادة المؤلمة لأسعار الوجبات وتعرفة المواصلات..وصلت مظاهرة الطالبات الى داخلية الطلاب وتضامن معهم طلاب داخليات جامعة الخرطوم (الوسط) وتواصلت المظاهرة حتى وصلت شارع الجمهورية حتى وصلت الشرطة وفرقت الطلاب… عاد الطالبات الى داخلية البركس وخرجن مرة اخرى الى الشارع و تتابعت مضايقات الشرطة و أرزقية جهاز الأمن وطلاب المؤتمر الوطني حاملين السيخ والعصي لهن… حتى وصل الأمر الى درجة اقتحام الشرطة لساحة داخليات البنات وإغراقها بالبمبان ووصف الطالبات بأقبح الألفاظ من قبل أفراد الأمن وأرزقية المؤتمر الوطني عديمي الأخلاق..تواصلت الأحداث حتى حوالي الساعة الواحدة صباحا …أقام الطلاب مخاطبات في داخليتي الطلاب والطالبات و أكدو خروجهم للشارع في اليوم التالي
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صباح اليوم الأحد 17/6/2012 تجمع طلاب وطالبات جامعة الخرطوم في كليات الجامعة وابتدر الطالبات والطلاب مخاطبات تملك الطلاب تفاصيل أحداث اليوم السابق واقتحام الشرطة لداخلية البنات…
تزامن ذلك مع اقتحام الشرطة صباح اليوم “وللمرة الثانية خلال يومين” لداخلية البركس وضرب الطالبات بالهراوات ..
فور وصول الخبر للجامعة تجمع الطلاب بأعداد كبيرة في شارع المين داخل الجامعة وتصاعدت الهتافات والشعارات وخرج حشد الطلاب الكبير جدا عبر البوابة وهم يهتفون:
لا لا للغلاء..
طالب يا طالب..بحقك طالب
يا بوليس ماهيتك كم.. رطل السكر بقا بي كم
الشعب يريد تخفيض الأسعار
خرج الطلاب وأغلقو شارع الجامعة في ظل تفاعل مع المواطنين حتى وصلت الشرطة و قامت بالإعتداء على الطلاب ..وتصادم الطلاب والطالبات مع الشرطة صداما بطوليا تعالت معه الهتافات :
الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام..
وأطلقت الشرطة كميات هائلة من الغاز المسيل للدموع واقتحمت الحرم الجامعي …
تواصل الصدام الى ان تمكن الطلاب الشرفاء من طرد قوات الشرطة خارج الجامعة ..
بعد ذلك قام كلاب جهاز الأمن وطلاب المؤتمر الوطني بالدخول عبر البوابة الشرقية بالبكاسي حاملين السيخ والسواطير وقطع المولتوف وحاولوا كسر شوكة الطلاب ولكن وحدة الطلاب كانت أقوى من أي سلاح و واجههم الطلاب الى ان لاذو بالفرار وهربو الى مسجد الجامعة اللذي يخزنون فيه السيخ والسواطير.. تزامن ذلك مع اعتقال أعداد من الطلاب عبر بكاسي جهاز الأمن من جوار مسجد الجامعة في ظل وجود أمني مكثف في محيط الجامعة..
تجمع أرزقية وانتهازية المؤتمر الوطني والأجهزة الأمنية وحاولو اقتحام الجامعة مرة أخرى.. وتواصل تصدي الطلاب البطولي لهم الى أن هربوا مرة أخرى ..
والان وفي لحظة كتابة هذا الخبر مليشيات الأمن تحاصر داخليات أبو دجانة والوسط مع احتمال كبير باقتحامها والأعتداء على طلابها العزل في أي لحظة.
via Girifna
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Human Feelings as Drugs
Since this small and simple project has been quite successful around the web and the images have been shared via tumblr as well as other social networks, I’m gathering all of the vials in this post, hoping it will be shared and enjoyed.
Even though are only 5, these small medicines needed plenty of time and effort to turn out as good as they are.Valerio :)
Need me a fix…
(Artwork by: Valerio Loi https://www.facebook.com/zxcvfgdy)
Nile - Lai-Mitain
Dr. Nawal Nour
Nawal Nour, MD, a Sudanese-American, is the director of the African Women’s Health Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The only clinic of its kind in the United States, it addresses the medical and emotional needs of female immigrants who have undergone genital circumcision in their homelands. In 2003, Nour was named a MacArthur Fellow for advancing initiatives in international women’s health.
As part of the Lowell Humanities Series, Nour discusses founding the clinic in 1999 and her experiences with patients she has treated. She also provides background on the historical and cultural context of the practice of female genital circumcision.
Dr. Nawal Nour actively researches the health and policy issues regarding female genital cutting (FGC). She has spoken in numerous academic and national conferences regarding the medical management of women who have undergone this practice. Committed to the eradication of FGC, she travels throughout the country conducting workshops to educate African refugees and immigrants on the medical complications and legal issues of this practice. She served on a FGC task force for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was the primary author of Female Genital Cutting, Clinical Management of Circumcised Women, published by ACOG. This slide-lecture kit aims to educate obstetricians-gynecologists on the medical management of circumcised women in the United States and Canada.
Dr. Nour is a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and is the Director of the Obstetric Resident Practice at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. She also established the African Women’s Health Center which provides appropriate health and outreach programs to the African community in Boston. Dr. Nour was honored as a 2003 MacArthur Foundation Fellow for creating the country’s only center of its kind that focuses on both physical and emotional needs of women who have had or undergon FGC. This work has been covered by the Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, O and Essence magazine and CNN Espaniol.
Born in the Sudan and raised in Egypt and England, Dr. Nour came to the United States to attend Brown University. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1994 and completed a chief residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA in 1998. She received the Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Health Policy where she obtained her MPH at Harvard School of Public Health in 1999. She was subsequently awarded the H. Richard Nesson Fellowship from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital for her community work and outreach.
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/africanwomenscenter/bio.aspx?subID=submenu1
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/review/review_fall_04/rvw_nour.html
http://www.shamarat.net/db//viewtopic.php?t=9289464
The flag of independent Sudan was a blue over yellow over green tricolor and was officially adopted at independence on 01 January 1956 although the flag had been in use since 1954. The Independence flag remained in use until 20 May 1970, when the new flag (Red, white, black and green, pan-Arab colors) was adopted by the late dictator Nimery after a military coup in 1969.
