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Argues that the civil war in Sudan is not a battle of Christian rebels against a Muslim government. The Sudan People's Liberation Army includes many Muslims & members of the Nuba, a diverse group of people noted for their dancing, wrestling, & body painting. Sudan's 1.5 million Nuba are comprised of 40 different ethnic groups whose members include followers of Islam, Christianity, & traditional religions. The Nuba Mountains are a front in the war which threatens to destroy Nuba culture. Documented human rights violations against the Nuba are examined along with ongoing discrimination by successive governments. Special attention is given to the ruling National Islamic Front's project of an Islamic state that includes social planning aimed at remolding people/institutions in accordance with Islamic law. The government views the Nuba, who embrace diversity & tolerance, as an obstacle to the Islamist project &, in 1992, religious leaders issued a fatwa supporting a jihad in the Nuba mountains targeting Christians, traditional believers, & certain Muslims. An update of the war's progress notes that the fate of the Nuba people continues to hang in the balance. J. Lindroth

Examines slavery in Sudan by focusing on three issues: how the Sudanese government uses militias that have been implicated in Southerners' enslavement, the efforts of international organizations such as militant Christians to address the problem, & how Southern politicians have dealt with the slavery question. While slavery persists along Sudan's social, political, & geographical margins, it has become a focus of global attention in the context of its regional & national struggle for identity. Southern politicians' propagandistic use of the struggle & militant Christians' efforts to bring attention to the problem are only part of the larger context that shows no sign of swift resolution. R. Rodriguez