Today thousands of men, women and children will die. Today hundreds of women, girls and young children will be raped and mutilated. Today our world leaders continue their inadequate silence to the ongoing carnage in Darfur. The crimes being committed in Darfur are an affront to civilization. Apart from those that will die, many hundreds of thousands will suffer from the concomitant effects of this conflict. These affects include contracting diseases such as HIV/AIDS, drug resistant TB and... Read Full Story

When nations go to war, it is expected that the participating nations will adhere to the rules of war which including the utilization of appropriate weaponry, the proper treatment of prisoners of war and safe guarding the passage of civilians, ensuring that no harm come to them from the opposing forces. When there is internal conflict in which various ethnic groups fight amongst themselves it always happens that the rule books are thrown to the wind. As we have seen in numerous internal... Read Full Story

The rainy season is quickly approaching Africa and little has been done to stem the flow of death in Darfur. While it has quickly disappeared from the news headlines, the situation in Darfur is now at a critical point based on a few issues. First is the potentially disastrous short supply of food aid. Over the last few months, about 50 supply trucks have been hijacked, with many of the drivers murdered. To date, there are still 13 drivers missing. Trucking companies that had previously... Read Full Story

The air attacks came first, then the attacks by the ground forces followed by the death squad militias on their tails, rounding up the innocent civilians, some for immediate execution others for transportation, to be used as prostitutes or child soldiers. This is not the German invasion of its European neighbors during the early stages of WWII but the recent events in Darfur. Hundreds were killed and many more disappeared. Again the question arises, what in God’s name is the international... Read Full Story

Dear Friends:Over the last few days, the situation in Darfur has entered its darkest hour in the history of the five year conflict. Sudanese government troops, with the support of its militia, the Janjaweed, launched major aerial and ground attacks in numerous refugee camps and villages in Darfur. Hundreds of civilians have been murdered. The UN announced on Sunday, February 10th that Darfur is at its closest point to all out war than it has been in five years. Since the initiation of... Read Full Story

Dear Friends: If we take a look around the world today and try to determine the most pressing issues that we face, we may have great difficulty in this process. From global warming and the unsettling future of the global economy to conflicts in the Middle East, Pakistan and Kenya, the world is a hot bed of unrest and from the direction we are heading it appears as if things are only going to get worse. As we know, the US is heading for a disastrous recession which is already having a... Read Full Story

The New Year starts and already Sudan is in the news. A 33 year old American diplomat John Granville was shot five times as he returned home from a New Year’s Eve party in Khartoum. His driver died instantly while Mr. Granville died later in hospital. The US State Department and the FBI are sending a team of investigators to help solve the murder. The Sudanese government believe that the attack on Mr. Granville was not terrorist related but with anti-US and anti-Western feelings running... Read Full Story

Friends: Imagine one fine Saturday your little girl goes out to play with her friends. She is living a carefree and happy existence. She plays with her Barbie dolls, she loves to play dress up but most of all, she enjoys watching Dora the Explorer on television. Your little girl is your pride and joy. She is your life. You think that you would do anything to protect her. A short while later, she runs back into the house, all bloodied and in shock. She has been raped. She has been... Read Full Story

Who likes failure? Kids fail exams in school. Sports teams fail in their desire to win championship titles. But should the international community, specifically the United Nations, fail to put together an international peacekeeping force, more importantly, should the UN be allowed to fail in its ability to save the lives of the millions of men, women, and children of Darfur? On Wednesday, November 14, 2007, the head of the UN peacekeeping department, Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, announced the... Read Full Story

Death is an important, but factual stage of life. It usually occurs when a person has reached an age where their grandchildren are running around, demanding to be brought for ice cream after dinner and where they get to reflect upon their life with a mixture of happiness and sadness but most of all contentment. Fond memories of a full life are to be stored in their minds – memories of family and friends, their births, their weddings, their funerals. It is not uncommon for life to end... Read Full Story