Mutasim Ali fled Darfur, sought refuge in Israel and fought its government for refugee rights before moving to the United States where he became a scholar. He explains the moral imperative of Sudan, in his own wordsThe two conflicts couldn't appear more different. Israel and Palestine lie at the center of global attention, while Sudan languishes in the deep background of people's minds. Israel and Palestine represent an ethnonationalist conflict over land, identity, sovereignty, self-determination; Sudan seems to be about vengeance among militias fighting for control in a single state, over territory, people and resources, and the staging ground for proxy wars of regional actors vying for strategic ports, routes, minerals or influence.
Why aren't all eyes on Sudan?
Mutasim Ali Fled Darfur, Sought Refuge in Israel and Fought Its Government for Refugee Rights Before Moving to the United States Where He Became a Scholar. He Explains the Moral Imperative of Sudan, in His Own Words
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