Foreword -- Introduction -- World map -- Chpt. 1: Historical background on the crisis in Darfur -- Darfur's history of diversity, colonialism, and ethnic conflict / New Internationalist -- The Crisis in Darfur is another episode in Sudan's history of conflicts / Robert O. Collins -- The Human toll of the Darfur fighting is uncertain / Associated Press -- A Tenuous peace agreement for Darfur is reached / International Crisis Group -- Despite claims to the contrary, the fighting in Darfur continues / Andrew Heavens -- Chpt. 2: Controversies over the crisis in Darfur -- The United Nations determines that the killings in Darfur do not constitute genocide / Colum Lynch -- Calling the crisis in Darfur a genocide or not is a matter of language, not reality / Gerard Prunier -- The U.S. should be ready to take strong measures against the Sudanese government / Jason Prendergast -- Only Sudan can take the lead in addressing the Darfur crisis / Tanalee Smith -- Sudan's president should be ostracized / Daniel K. Pryce -- China's economic interests in Sudan may hinder Darfyr peace efforts / Vivienne Walt -- China is playing a beneficial role in Sudan's development / Salah Nasrawi -- The United States. and the world community, must continue to act to end the crisis in Darfur / Barack Obama -- Chpt. 3: Experiencing the crisis in Darfur firsthand -- A Young girl becomes a Darfur refugee / Nadia el-Kareem -- Watching soldiers and refugees come and go / Jen Marlowe with Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro -- Escaping ahead of a village attack / Brian Steidle with Grethen Steidle Wallace -- A Darfurian doctor plans to continue reminding the world of her people's suffering / Times Colonist (Victoria) -- Chronology -- For further reading -- Index.
Summary
Discusses the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan, including the causes of the conflict, the human cost of the conflict, and personal accounts of the ongoing suffering in the region.
