Sudan News

Sudan News.

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  Playing Poker for Charity

  By Marc Hertz | Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:19 PM ET

  Tonic). It's a group he founded in 2006 with poker pro Annie Duke and their friend Norman Epstein, "hoping to raise money and awareness of issues in Sudan and bringing peace to the region." A talented poker player in his own right, Cheadle visited the Darfur region of Sudan in 2005 and realize Read More

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  Protecting the Protecters

  By Kendall Hunter | Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:50 AM ET

  and the Overseas Development Institute tallies a total of 122 aid worker fatalities in 2008 including 45 in Somalia, 33 in Afghanistan and 19 in Sudan.(Don't worry, it gets better!)With this horrific trend in mind, Jeffrey Paul Vance has started an appeal to have 2010 declared the Year t Read More

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  If Oprah Says So, It Must Be True: Women Matter

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 1, 2009 9:54 PM ET

  founder and CEO of that organization, told Tonic.com that the money goes far because it is invested in ways that make the most difference. "In Sudan, the average income is $80 a year," she said. "Our women are earning double that because we’ve been able to connect them to markets. Thi Read More

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  The Show Must Go On

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:44 PM ET

  of three years, the University's Martin Harris Center will host meetings of actors and other theater people from places such as Kosovo, Gaza and Sudan. The project team is also creating an online database to collect and categorize documents, articles, films, photographs and recordings.Here' Read More

  More like this in: Gaza, Gaza Strip, Kosovo, Social Responsibility, Entertainment, Activism, Development, Stage
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  Keep Your Pants On Lubna

  By Lisa Germinsky | Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:28 PM ET

  by public flogging.But if the rubber were to ever meet the road, I can't be certain I'd match the fearlessness exhibited by Lubna Hussein, the Sudanese woman recently arrested for wearing trousers.Hussein's UN employee status earned afforded her immunity against prosecution for charge Read More

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  Happy Death Day, Dear Rinderpest

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  food supply and the economy."The same techniques as those applied in Ethiopia are now being implemented in other African countries including Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya. While rinderpest's "happy death day" may be local for now, celebration may be worldwide in years to come.(Photo courtes Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Africa, Farmers, Kenya, Health Care, Uganda, NewsWise, Ethiopia, Tufts University
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  Tracy McGrady Swishes a 3 for Africa

  By David Jenison | Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:30 PM ET

  campaign and its forthcoming "3 Points" documentary. The film, which will come out in fall, documents the star's 2007 visit to the refugee camps in Sudan and Chad. The three points represent the people's hope for peace, protection and punishment. In addition to changing his uniform number Read More

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• TDB March 4: Warrant for Sudan Prez, Words for Women

  By Caroline Walker | Wed Mar 4, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  a bit? We've sprinkled in some stories on puppy dogs, big-top tours and sex stimulants. Trust us: you'll never guess. President of a devastated Sudan is issued an arrest warrant by the ICC, signaling the beginning of what will surely be a long fight for justice an Read More

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