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Bureaucracy and censorship - Talking to the Trees

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Jan 21

One of the movies we saw yesterday was called ‘Talking to the Trees’ about four elderly Sudanese film-makers who want to reopen an open-air cinema in Omdurman, Sudan. They run up against Islamist censorship and inefficient...

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English Is A Beautiful, Rich, and Crazy (sorry) Language!

julito @antonbunot (11146) • Calgary, Alberta 26 Sep 16

English is one of the most beautiful languages of the world. English is a rich language. There are 50 synonyms of the word beautiful. Examples: pretty, appealing, elegant, stunning, lovely, and (even) symmetrical to name a few....

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Witness on HBO

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 22 Nov 12

I have been watching Witness on HBO. Witness is a four part series about life in conflict zones. There are four short documentaries that follow the life of a photojournalist who is working in countries that are experiencing...

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South Sudan and North Sudan, the new nations

foxontherails @foxontherails (236) • Japan 16 Jul 11

As of July 9th, Sudan split into two separate nations. My view is that it's great for the people who wanted the independence, but I heard that there's quite a lot of conflict amid the birth of these two nations, South Sudan and...

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Happy Birthday to South Sudan

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 9 Jul 11

Sudan has a long history of conflict, tension, and poverty among other things. Today, we welcome the birth of the newest nation on earth: South Sudan. Happy Birthday. May your citizens finally know peace and live well with its...

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Southern Sudan

TeamCholent @TeamCholent (2832) • United States 17 Jan 11

As many of you might be aware the residents in Southern part of Sudan have been voting the past week about becoming the newest country in the world and separating from the North. Over 2 million have been killed in the war and...

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Miraculous escape from the Sudanese terrorist captivity

iDivision @iDivision (1412) • Latvia 21 Dec 10

Yes - you read discussion title correct! In the couple of past weeks there was huge agiotage in my country media about 3 pilots from Latvia who "was saved" from captivity in Sudan. That what our government and army officials...

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what is the meaning of sudan???

coolsudan @coolsudan (313) • India 28 Jul 10

hello friends my name is sudan and i am having a hard time finding out the meaning of this word.... can u please help me out??? in english or any language i just want to know what sudan means .....

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The Dinkas

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 9 Jul 10

The media is awash with the news that the Southern Sudan region seems headed for yet another bloody civil war which analysts predict will probably be the long awaited “Armageddon”, a war that will leave nothing ever the same again...

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Nigerian player dies on pitch !!!

pankaj_taura @pankaj_taura (243) • India 9 Mar 10

In a shocking incident,Nigerian striker,endurance Idahor,died during a game for his Sudanese club,EI Merriekh.the body will undergo an autopsy to determine the cause of death.meanwhile,early medicle reports state that a heart...

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police attack trouser protesters

jb78000 @jb78000 (15139) 4 Aug 09

i didn't know this before but for women wearing trousers is illegal in sudan, with some brutal sentences for breaking this law. there's protesting going on about this, with the latest news being the police attacking protesters....

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International court issues warrant for Sudan President

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 4 Mar 09

The international criminal court has issued a warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity. This is first time the international court has issued a warrant for a sitting president. Do you think they...

who gives them the right

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Is the Holocaust repeating itself with the genocide happening in Darfur, Sudan?

arnwart @arnwart (21) • Russian Federation 2 Feb 09

Personally, I would have to disagree because in taking the position of disagreement, I suppose that I am in general in accord with Robert Grason who wrote the opening article here: the planning and systems used by the Nazis...

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What is Your Take On the Indictment of Al Bashir of Sudan by the ICC?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 1 Aug 08

Bashir cannot say he didnt shed blood in Dafur, he did and me I want him to face the Music-but when he does, Bush and Blare should also fac the same music if this world is to be fair-what do you say?

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What Will You Tell Your Children About the Genocide in Darfur?

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 15 Dec 07

When your children and grandchildren study the genocide in Darfur in the future, what will you tell them when they ask why no one helped? As a child reading about the Holocaust made me angry, seeing a film like Sophie's Choice...

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Not On Our Watch Wonderful Book by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 8 Dec 07

The book Not on Our Watch is powerful in its description of what's occuring in Darfur. Don Cheadle is another celebrity using his star power to do something good in the world.

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Who Should Help the People of Darfur?

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 8 Dec 07

We all know (I hope we all know) about the war in Darfur. Who is responsible for helping the people?

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Sand an Sorrow a George Clooney Narrated Film

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 4 Dec 07

Tonight Sand an Sorrow will premiere on HBO. This is a powerful film on the genocide in Darfur. Anyone heard of the film?

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British Teacher Jailed For Teddy Bear in Sudan, Back Home in Britain

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 3 Dec 07

Gillian Gibbons, the British teacher jailedin the Sudan over the name of a teddy bear is on her way back home. It's too bad a misunderstanding can lead to this. Also, are the parents explaining to their children what names are...

Never name a teddy bear Muhammad

Taskr36 @Taskr36 (13963) • United States 3 Dec 07

A British teacher was jailed while many called for her to be sentenced to death in Sudan. Her crime? This schoolteacher living in Sudan named a teddy bear Muhammad. Fortunately enough intervention by the British government led to...

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