Sudan

Chosen Peoples

“…Tens of thousands perished in the conflict, which lasted until 2018. 19 Thus, this study can't simply offer a new way of understanding religion's role in South Sudanese po liti cal imaginings; it must also consider ethnicity's po liti cal relevance in this narrative of religiously infused politics. This book is significantly informed by ideas that emerged from two other contexts in which blacks were socially and po liti cally marginalized: South Africa and the United States.…”

“…With a British recruitment policy that resulted in an ethnically and territorially divided army, Ahmed El Awad Mohammed has noted, "Each area developed its own politico-military entity." 19 The aforementioned ethnic dimensions and martial ste reo types cannot be divorced from the religious politics at work in the corps' formation (namely, protecting the South from Islam). While the Nugent School staff may have sought to encourage among their students a martial, Christian consciousness, the Equatorial Corps was a diff er ent expression of the same proj ect-a cadre of South Sudanese men purposed to confront the spread of Islam.…”

“…Deng's former colleagues announced that they had suspended him from occupying any office. 19 The sAnu was beset with personality, factional, and ethnic differences over policy. R. O. Collins once noted that the organ ization's most public failure was its incapacity to establish a viable sAnu organ ization outside Sudan's borders.…”

“…In June 1998 he convened the Nuer-Dinka Chiefs and Church Leaders Reconciliation Conference in Loki, Kenya. 19 Lowrey's actions point to the role of international activism. Following the splm/A split in 1991, the nsCC found religious activists in the United States who were eager to pressure the American government to get involved in the war.…”

“…In addition to sharing that South Sudan and Israel "shared values" and conquered "similar strug les," Kiir made sure to note his enthusiasm to-representing all South Sudanese-"set foot in the Promised Land." 19 descent to war Despite the thrill of in de pen dence, dissatisfaction increased. Many blamed the national leadership for failing to deliver on impor tant ser vices.…”