A continuing series on How to Think About Darfur, by James North I first looked into the definition of genocide in the early 1980s, when I was writing Freedom Rising, my book about southern Africa. One chapter described the apartheid…
Another dispatch on “How to Think About Darfur,” by James North: Lopez Lomong, who was chosen by his Olympic teammates to carry the American flag at the opening ceremonies, is an extraordinary young man. He is one of the “Lost…
This is the fifth in a series, How to Think About Darfur, by James North: The experts agree: the worst years in Darfur for mass killing were back in 2003-04. At that time, two guerrilla groups of Darfuris had formed:…
A continuing series on Darfur, by James North: Here’s a fascinating look at some courageous American athletes who boycotted Hitler’s Olympics in 1936; I knew none of this. But the implication is that Beijing should be boycotted now, over Darfur….
This is the fourth in a series, How to Think About Darfur, by James North: Darfur is one of the relatively few places in Africa where the word “tribe” is valid.� or decades, Africans have been asking rhetorically why 25…
The third in a series on How to Think About Darfur, by James North: Barack Obama’s big speech in Berlin was generally short on specifics, but he mentioned Darfur twice. He called the conflict “genocide” and later said, “never again.”…
I’m hopeful about President Obama’s Middle East policy. Yesterday he even referred obliquely to Palestinian suffering. Call me naive, but I think he has the unique ability to triangulate the pro-Israel crowd with the pro-Palestinian crowd, and end that bloody…
[The second in a series of postings by James North, who has been exploring the issues surrounding the save Darfur campaign] My guides to Darfur are the opposite of instant experts. Julie Flint has been covering the Sudan since 1992,…
Rabbi Michael Lerner went to a conference on “dialogue” in Saudi Arabia and was impressed by the humanity of the Saudis. He has filed this long report on a dinner table conversation he had with several members of Saudi King…