Sudan needs attention.Dear editor, Re: Former peacekeeper reminds Westerners of their responsibilities (June issue). Hoorah for Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire! The trouble is: did our churches get information of the state of things in Darfur back in December, 2004? The Sudanese government kept things hushed hush v. hushed, hush·ing, hush·es v.tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. up for as long as possible and it is a remote part of Africa. The Dinkas have always been a neglected people, fishermen along the Upper Nile Upper Nile (Arabic: أعالي النيل; transliterated: (A'aly an-Nyl) or (Aâlâ En Nîl) is one of the 26 , and they were Animists, not Muslim. The southern part of the Sudan Sudan (s  dăn`), officially Republic of Sudan, republic (2005 est. pop. 40,187,000), 967,494 sq mi (2,505,813 sq km), NE Africa. , near the Kenyan border is Christian and many of them have been displaced displacedsee displacement. over the border to the south. Have we paid sufficient attention to these needs? Susan Huxford-Westall Hamilton, Ont. |
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