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= Save Darfur = by Mohammed media type="custom" key="802961"

**Introduction**
A few weeks ago, i was watching BBC news with my dad. A report i thought that was barbaric was the Darfur summary, the reporter was announcing. I was kind of surprised of myself over the way i felt. I was angered, scared, and worried for the Africans. I usually don't feel this strongly about other people's problems. There is genocide occurring in Darfur. Genocide is a deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.I felt like persuading government officials and young adults to help out in Darfur. We can all chip in and make a big petition to persuade the Governor to support Darfur. I really think we can do this and my hopes are really high.

After I watched the BBC news, I asked my dad about Darfur and what was going on. He didn't know that much so I thought about researching it. I had to eat at that time so I completely forgot about it. Later on during the month, I heard another complain about what is happening in Darfur so I then decided about looking it up. I found many websites, but I chose [|http://savedarfur.org.] On the website I found many newsletters, press conferences, and facts about Darfur. I was worried that the U.S government chose not to support Darfur. After I checked the information on the website, i tried always to check the BBC news and CNN news on T.V for more information about the Genocide of Darfur. I was consistent on my quest to find more research about Darfur.
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Many days later I was on [|http://Wikipedia.org]  searching different characters from Marvel and I thought about searching Darfur. First I found the geographical page about the land of Darfur. Darfur is located in the north western part of Sudan. The region is divided into three federal states: [|West Darfur] ,  [|South Darfur]  , and  [|North Darfur]. The current lines of conflict are seen to be ethnic and tribal. The war that is going on isn't like the [|Second Sudanese Civil War] , which was about religion. The American government calls the war, a "genocide", but many people don't know what a genocide is. The reason it's called a genocide is because the [|Justice and Equality Movement]  ( JEM  ) and the  [|Sudanese Liberation Army]  ( SLA  ) are rebealing  against the government for oppressing non-Arabs in favor of Arabs. In response, the government mounted a campaign of aerial bombardment supporting ground attacks by an Arab militia, the [|Janjaweed]. The Janjaweed are the Arab forces that are killing and slaughtering the rebels and also innocent Sudanese people in Darfur. They have frequently burned down whole villages, driving the surviving inhabitants to flee to refugee camps, mainly in Darfur and Chad; any of the camps in Darfur  are surrounded by <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Janjaweed  forces. My perspective is that the <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Janjaweed forces are the bad guys in this catastrophe.

I have also learned many things while researching about the war in <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Darfur. This war has spread internationally and almost every nation knows about this conflict. That is how i first heard of <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Darfur on the BBC news. I now know some more information than before. I've learned how this genocide is taking a toll on the people. Many deaths have been announced and the numbers are alarming. Accurate numbers of dead have been difficult to estimate, partly because the Sudanese government places formidable obstacles in front of journalists attempting to cover the conflict. In September 2004, the [|World Health Organization] estimated there had been 50,000 deaths in <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Darfur since the beginning of the conflict, an 18-month period, mostly due to starvation. An updated estimate the following month put the number of deaths for the 6-month period from March to October 2004 due to starvation and disease at 70,000; These numbers were criticized, because they only considered short periods and did not include violent deaths. I feel that having this knowledge is important but what is more important is doing something about it.

On [|http://savedarfur.org], there is a link ( [|take_action] ) which leads to a page where you have many options to ways of helping out in <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Darfur. In intro the box says, "You can help end the genocide by taking small steps that can make a big difference for the people of <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">Darfur . By lobbying your member of Congress, educating others, planning a local event, and generating coverage in the media about the crisis, you will help build the political power needed to end this conflict." This is a general way of looking at a way to help but it can make a great difference. The first option is "joining the movement". Another thing you can do is to "tell world leaders to act" by signing an online petition [|here]. People can also "donate to save Da <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0)">rfur " at this [|link]. Anyone can join a local group and this [|link] can help. Maybe you can also "lobby congress" and schedule a meeting with your elected officials.

**Conclusion**
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Because of this I-Search paper I have added a load of information to my bank of knowledge. I now know alot of information about the Darfur genocide and more importantly, I know how to help out. Writing this paper made me realize that anything can make a difference and can change even the biggest of things. I feel it's important to write things about this but it's more important to actually do something about it. Darfur is a serious issue and everybody can play their little part in helping this situation, or at least try. i believe that I can do my part and so can u.

**Works Cited**
"Darfur - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia." __Wikipedia__. 22 Apr. 2008 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur>.] Save Darfur." __Savedarfur__. 22 Apr. 2008 <[|http://savedarfur.org/content?splash=yes>.] "War in Darfur - Wikipedia. the Free Enclyclopedia." __Wikipedia__. 22 Apr. 2008 <vhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_conflict>.