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Sudan: A Present-Day Crisis

A Brief Timeline of Sudan

• 2000 B.C. Egypt colonized Nubia (now northeastern Sudan) in pursuit of its fine spices, metals, and control of the Nile.
• 750 B.C. Nubia took control back from Egypt for a short period of time and maintained control of the Middle portion of the Nile until Ethiopia's rule
• 350 A.D. Ethiopia conquered Nubia and colonized it. Ethiopia maintained control through the Christian Conquests.
• 500 A.D. Sudan and surrounding countries accepted Christianity
• 1400 A.D. Moslems colonized Sudan and influenced it with Islam beliefs.
• 1899 A.D. Britain conquered and ruled part of Sudan, later joining with Egypt making it an Anglo-Egyptian area. Southern Sudan was then neglected for some time as Britain and Egypt's focus was on the northern part of Sudan.
• 1918 A.D. Britain established Sudan Notes and Record which was used to gain information of Sudanese tribal beginning and as an aid to gain Egypt's portion of Sudan for Britain ruled until 1952 A.D.
• 1956 A.D. Sudan declared its independence from Britain and Egypt on January 1.
• 1964 A.D. Civil War begins in Sudan and continues for nearly 40 years.
• 2003 A.D. The Civil War is ended, but a new conflict begins: Government-backed genocide in the Darfur region.
• 2006 A.D. The slaughter of innocent civilians continues as the world turns its eyes...

For more information, see Arabic German Consulting.

Our group is comprised of a few individuals who have felt a deep interest in Sudan:

Judy Simmons is from Salem, UT, although she has lived all over the country. She is very talented in many areas including singing, dancing, acting, and origami(ing). She is interested in the history and pop-culture of Sudan and will be looking specifically at the evolution of women's rights in Sudan.

Joseph Gullerud is from Corvallis, OR. He enjoys writing music, eating desserts, and playing foosball. Joseph is very interested in international development and human rights issues and will be focusing on the current Genocide in Sudan.

Karyn Beeston is also from Salem, UT. She enjoys dancing, playing soccer, and working. Karyn is very interested in the field of business, and has had a life-time goal to own her own business. She will focusing on political and economic activity in Sudan.

Our group has worked really hard to present this site to the public (aka Dr. Madden's class) and to show off what we have learned. We have each researched different aspects of Sudan that combine our individual concerns, passions, talents, skills and abilities. We hope to have clarified many of the problems faced by Sudan and also to have provided creative and thoughtful insights on the conflicts and suffering that have arisen in this area, and what can be done to stop them. Please explore our individual sites with an open mind. You may be surprised at what you learn!