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    IDENTITY CRISIS IN SELECT NOVELS OF SALMAN RUSHDIE The question of identity is the most controversial issue in postcolonial time and literature and it can be regarded the most important because of its crisis exist in all postcolonial communities. Due to the circumstances of post colonial era and the problematic conditions that faced newly freed nations and countries in their search and formation of self identity the crisis floated on the surface. In the following of World War II, the act

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    Genocide in Darfur Essay

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    There are many worldwide conflicts that occurred throughout history that made a negative impact on the world, but there’s one of these conflicts that stood out from the rest, and still remains present in today’s society. This conflict is called a genocide; the deliberate and systematic extermination of a nation, racial, political or cultural group ( United States ). According to the united sates holocaust memorial museum the term genocide didn’t really come about until 1944. A Jewish- Polish lawyer

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    The definition of genocide must of recently changed without many individuals being aware, unless the current ongoing pertinent issue did not want to be addressed in the twenty-first century. In the largest country in Africa, it is unimaginable that a genocide conducted by their government continues while the rest of the world does nothing. The largest country in Africa is Sudan, which is located on the northeastern side of Africa. The western region of Sudan is the primary focus, Darfur. This region

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    Genocide is one of the evillest moral crimes any ruling authority such as a government can commit against its people and it happens more than we think. A general definition of Genocide is the intention to destroy or murder people because of their race, beliefs, or even political and economic status. As we have been taught in this course Raphael Lemkin, created the term ‘Genocide’ 1944. Lemkin combined the ancient Greek word ‘genos’ which means race and the Latin word ‘cide’ which translates to killing

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    Genocide In Darfur Essay

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    violence have been allowed to go on a total of 400,000 Darfurian innocent civilians have been killed, (“Facts on Darfur” NP).The United Nations along with the ICC are acting out against this, on March 4, 2009 had a warrant for the arrest of Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir.  Finally, the Darfur has violated the right to life of article #3 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights. The people of Darfur of unarmed and are up agianst a government backed military regime. This has caused much unrest for the people

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    Darfur Rebellion Essay

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    In spring 2003, the Sudanese government promised land to Arab tribes who agreed to control the Darfur Liberation Front (DLF) rebellion. This was the foundation of the genocide. In April of 2003, rebels from the DLF attacked the Sudanese air force base in Al-Fashir. The DLF divided into two units: the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). In July 2003, militias were formed by nomadic Arab tribes. They were named the Janjaweed, which means “devil on horseback”

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    Darfur is located in the western region of Sudan, adjacent to Chad and Central Africa. In early 2004, the Sudanese government and state sponsored militia carried out the Darfur genocide. The targets of the genocide were black African tribes. The genocide in Darfur has claimed approximately 300,000 lives and displaced over 3 million people. In response to these mass atrocities the international community took action to ensure the perpetrators were held responsible. On September 18th, 2004, the U

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    Darfur Celebrities

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    Since the creation of old media sources, like T.V. and radio, countries across the globe have used technology to document important events. However, the continuous portrayal of negative conflicts broadcasted by news stations often cause people to change the channel. Traditional forms of media cause this lack of empathy because of the absence of strong leadership and motivational involvement. In contrast, new media is designed to be interactive, impelling users to be involved. Celebrities can use

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    The Darfur Genocide

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    The “ Darfur Genocide” started back in two-thousand-three when two groups: the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), rebelled against the Sudan government after years of “ inequitable treatment and economic marginalization”- jww.org. But despite all their efforts the Sudan government was just too strong for them and were able to not only cut off their efforts but cut them off completely. The government was able to attack the Fur and Zaghawa; the JEM and SLA were

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    Sudan is a country in which had been affected with a history of civil wars, inhumane acts, and genocide. The Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and Justice and Equality movement began to attack government targets in early 2003, accusing the president of Sudan, Khartoum of oppressing Non-Arabs. The government reacted with a campaign of ethnic cleansing. This resulted in over 400,000 deaths and hundreds of villages destroyed, wells were poisoned, live stocked was killed and millions of people sent to camps

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