tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32521070.post232692799677717897..comments2023-11-05T13:38:14.050+01:00Comments on BLACK KUSH: Where are the Arab "friends"?Black Kushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00344824599797980299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32521070.post-59652070909962690102008-07-19T11:36:00.000+02:002008-07-19T11:36:00.000+02:00Well, they have to speak for themselves someday.Well, they have to speak for themselves someday.Black Kushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344824599797980299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32521070.post-7057985880563681952008-07-16T23:59:00.000+02:002008-07-16T23:59:00.000+02:00it's not just bashir, but the silence of arabs whe...it's not just bashir, but the silence of arabs when it comes to darfur over the past several years, has been incredibly horrendous. sometimes i feel like i'm the only jordanian who ever talks about it. there is a perception in the "mainstream" arab world that "black" arabs are somehow less-than. this has sadly contribute to the growing apathetic view of politics in places like sudan, somalia and djibouti. this is also coupled with the geographical isolation, where tradition holds that the troubled area is literally the levant as opposed to north africa. <BR/><BR/>sad but sadly trueNashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813209896692039438noreply@blogger.com