Essays on Sudanese

Margaret Nagle’s “The Good Lie” focuses on the experiences of a group of Sudanese refugees, namely Mamere (Arnold Oceng), Paul (Emmanuel Jar), Jeremiah (Ger Duany) and Abital (Kuoth Wiel) as they try to adapt to life in the United States of America. The film is extremely interesting because it is divided in 2 parts, the first part tracking the characters’ childhood struggle for survival during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and life in the Refugee Camp, while the second part focuses on the problems of adapting to an entirely new culture, with different values and worldview. The strong ...

Shot in 2003, the documentary film Lost Boys of Sudan by Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk follows the challenges the Sudanese young men faced while surviving the civil war in their country and reaching the United States searching for the better life. The documentary got a critical acclaim and the love of the audience due to the overview it gives on one of the disturbing chapters in the history of humanity. David Mayom’s description of his experiences as a lost boy and life afterward may seem surrealistic for the person living in the developed country. It is truly ...

David Mayom's description of his experiences as a lost boy and life afterwards

The movie entitled Lost Boys of Sudan certainly talks about a number of boys who were compelled to flee their residential homes for various refugee camps, USA as well as the European nations States during the civil warfare that took place in Sudan. An astonishing voyage across Africa took away the lives of some people. David Mayom, who is the writer of the film, points out that those who survived were frequently left having no family as well as no optimisms for going back home. However, the Lost Boys did not disregard their mother country, Sudan or rather their ...

Sudan is worst affected by severe droughts, and Sudanese people face various adverse impacts such as hunger and famine, poverty and loss of livelihood. Osman-Elasha et al (2) investigated adaptation to draught in Sudan’s three rural areas including Bara province, Arbaat and El Fashir council. Livelihood of people in these areas is mainly dependent on farming and pastoral activities. According to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) assessment for 2030-2060, changes in precipitation will severely affect agriculture and food security in arid Sudan (Osman-Elasha et al, 3). The people had suffered severely from loss of ...

Introduction

Darfur in Sudan has been a point of severe government-sponsored violence for more than a decade. The government-supported troops committed massive killings in this region with the stated purpose of suppressing rebellion forces. However, innocent civilians are also being brutally attacked by these troops. This paper will critically evaluate the issue of Darfur genocide and its devastating impacts on the region.

Brief Discussion of the Scenario

The Darfur genocide, the most horrible genocide in the 21st century and other devastating issues began in the Sudanese territory in 2003. Even after a decade, it is still an ongoing crisis in the country. This ‘Darfur conflict’ ...

Introduction Mustafa had his mother as the only relative in his life. However he was a very bright student who took very little time to grasp whatever he was taught. He started going to school just after being established by the colonizers for the village youth. He was admired by his teachers but he never cared about that. He took only three years to exhaust academic resources available in the country. He later went to study abroad in Cairo to attend secondary education. He learned music and literature in Cairo but never enjoyed anything. He later moved to England ...