Darfur sprinter won Olympic silver

Aug. 25, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Ismail Ahmed Ismail, an 800 metre sprinter, won Sudan’s first ever Olympic medal during this summer’s games in Beijing.

The world’s double standard

Aug. 18, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Al-Bashir speaking at a conference in Italy.

The situation surrounding Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir should be referred to as our world’s double standard. While G8 nations hunt ruthless autocrats in Europe and Asia, war-torn nations of our world’s forgotten continent are treated like unwanted pests.