#12

For this week's blog about colonization, an article was hard to find. Which is why I stole it from Claire because she has good ideas. In Darfur the youth are known for the rebelliousness. Young men are called "Shabab", which literally means "young men" in arabic. The Shabab work against the Sheiks of Sudan, fighting for what they believe is right, and violently killing those who stand in the way. Sheiks in Darfur have been found dead in numerous ways; shot at point blank range, a nail hammered into the forehead. These hotheaded youths have been growing up in a time of war and colonization by other African ethnic groups. It is no wonder that they are accustomed to violence considering it has been around them forever. Since the boys are opressed and live in camps such as the Hamadiya, people fear an uprising of a Shabab military group. There is the possibility, but Darfur does not need any more violence in its midst and this should definitely be controlled by anyone in power.






MacFarquhar, Neil. “Angry Youths Become a Force in Darfur.” New York Times. 20 December 2008. 11 March 2009. .