When confronted with some of the worst human rights crimes on the face of the earth – rape as a tool of war, child soldier recruitment, and genocide – it is easy and even understandable to turn away in horror. It turns out, however, …
Sudan referendum body agrees post to end deadlock
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s referendum commission agreed on a key post on Thursday, ending a deadlock which has stalled plans for the January 9 southern vote on independence from the north against which it has fought decades of civil war.
This Day in Alternate History: August 29, 1833 – Parliament Passes …
Following the reports of David Livingstone in the 1860s about the Arab slave trade, a new push for slaves’ rights began and was furthered by the Emancipation Proclamation in America during its Civil War. A long discourse in Parliament …
“Griya Garuda” -hp- » Blog Archive » Africa under Islam
Any discussion about Africa conjures up images of poverty, starvation, famine and civil war. Since the scramble for Africa in the 20th century for the continent’s coveted minerals and resources by the European colonialists, Africa was …
Africa: New Front Opened in War On Terror
The war against terrorism in the region is set to take a new dimension with a new US-led initiative targeting al Qaeda operatives in war-torn Somalia.