Tag: sudan
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‘When Sudan bleeds, we all bleed’: UMD students mark three-year anniversary of war, genocide in Sudan
By: Rumaysa Drissi and Sumaya Abdel-Motagaly Content warning: this article contains mention of sexual violence. Sudanese flags stood upright, lining the grass across the borders of Hornbake Plaza. Chalk messages, calling for an end to the war and demanding more attention to the conflict covered the stone ground. To commemorate the third year since the…
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Sudan roundtable event raises awareness about war, genocide
NoirUnited International, a 501(c)(3) global development organization focused on mobilizing the African diaspora, hosted a Sudan Roundtable in collaboration with multiple student organizations, including Sudanese Student Association, African Student Association, African Students United for Progress, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Helping Hand for Relief and Development on Thursday, Nov. 6. The roundtable featured a…
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“People don’t know”: Sudanese students speak out on genocide, war in Sudan
Over 150,000 people have been killed and around 13 million people displaced in the ongoing war and genocide in Sudan, according to BBC and United Nations Refugee Agency. The conflict, which began after the 2019 fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir, is a power struggle between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, and the…
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