Sudan Vocabulary

4. Sudan Vocabulary

5. Human Rights Basic rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to Ex. Right to life, fair treatment under the law, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbul3hxYGNU

6. Genocide Violent crimes committed against a group of people with the intention to destroy/eliminate that group.

7. Ethnic Group A group of individuals who share a common, unique self-identity

8. Refugee A person who flees (leaves) his/her country for safety

9. Refugee Camp A camp built as a temporary home for people escaping danger in their country.

10. Lost Boys A group of more than 27,000 boys from Sudan who became refugees and/or orphans as a result of the war. - many died during their journey to seek safety - the USA eventually allowed 3,600 of them to move here

11. Janjaweed Armed gunmen, connected to the Sudanese government, responsible for mass killings in Sudan

12. Ethnic Conflicts- Sudan

13. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • History of Religious Influence in the Region • Nubia was converted to Christianity in the 6th Century. • Islam begins to enter the north in the 7th Century • Islam takes hold in the south in the 15th Century. • Sudan is the size of the • US from the Mississippi • River to the east coast

14. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • When the British colonized the Sudan, they divided the country and ignored tribal boundaries, and religious differences. • When the British withdrew from the Sudan, they favored Arab Sudanese. This set the stage for Civil War which has lasted for fifty years. • Conflict between Arab Muslims and Black Muslims has led to genocide in Darfur and a refugee crisis. • Janjaweed, or gunmen in Sudan, attacked Black Muslims in retaliation for the Black Muslim attacks against the government.

15. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • 2.5 Million died in 22 years • 6.0 Million Displaced • Children, girls and women taken as slaves; Lost Boys flee…

16. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • The Diaspora • Four Million internally displaced • Two Million external refugees. A refugee is someone who leaves their country because of persecution.

17. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan The Lost Boys Survive to Tell the Story • 1987 – Khartoum Government begins major campaign to destroy the South. • Tens of thousands of boys (and some girls), ages 6-10 flee to Ethiopia. • Thousands die on the way • Settled in refugee camps and begin some level of education

18. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • 1987 – 1992 Ethiopia Refugee Camp • 1991 – Khartoum pays Ethiopia to capture the Lost Boys • The Lost Boys flee back into Sudan • They are pursued and attacked by the Muslim North and • eventually flee to Kenya for safety

20. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • There are Thousands of Widows and Orphans who have no clothes or homes to sleep in, or schools to go to… • 90% of Sudan is Illiterate • There are no medical services in most of the villages

22. Sudan Vocabulary

23. Human Rights Basic rights and freedoms that all humans are entitled to Ex. Right to life, fair treatment under the law, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbul3hxYGNU

24. Genocide Violent crimes committed against a group of people with the intention to destroy/eliminate that group.

25. Ethnic Group A group of individuals who share a common, unique self-identity

26. Refugee A person who flees (leaves) his/her country for safety

27. Refugee Camp A camp built as a temporary home for people escaping danger in their country.

28. Lost Boys A group of more than 27,000 boys from Sudan who became refugees and/or orphans as a result of the war. - many died during their journey to seek safety - the USA eventually allowed 3,600 of them to move here

29. Janjaweed Armed gunmen, connected to the Sudanese government, responsible for mass killings in Sudan

30. Ethnic Conflicts- Sudan

31. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • History of Religious Influence in the Region • Nubia was converted to Christianity in the 6th Century. • Islam begins to enter the north in the 7th Century • Islam takes hold in the south in the 15th Century. • Sudan is the size of the • US from the Mississippi • River to the east coast

32. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • When the British colonized the Sudan, they divided the country and ignored tribal boundaries, and religious differences. • When the British withdrew from the Sudan, they favored Arab Sudanese. This set the stage for Civil War which has lasted for fifty years. • Conflict between Arab Muslims and Black Muslims has led to genocide in Darfur and a refugee crisis. • Janjaweed, or gunmen in Sudan, attacked Black Muslims in retaliation for the Black Muslim attacks against the government.

33. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • 2.5 Million died in 22 years • 6.0 Million Displaced • Children, girls and women taken as slaves; Lost Boys flee…

34. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • The Diaspora • Four Million internally displaced • Two Million external refugees. A refugee is someone who leaves their country because of persecution.

35. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan The Lost Boys Survive to Tell the Story • 1987 – Khartoum Government begins major campaign to destroy the South. • Tens of thousands of boys (and some girls), ages 6-10 flee to Ethiopia. • Thousands die on the way • Settled in refugee camps and begin some level of education

36. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • 1987 – 1992 Ethiopia Refugee Camp • 1991 – Khartoum pays Ethiopia to capture the Lost Boys • The Lost Boys flee back into Sudan • They are pursued and attacked by the Muslim North and • eventually flee to Kenya for safety

38. Ethnic Conflicts- in Sudan • There are Thousands of Widows and Orphans who have no clothes or homes to sleep in, or schools to go to… • 90% of Sudan is Illiterate • There are no medical services in most of the villages