Sudan

Britain colonized Sudan and ruled it in 1881. In 1899, Britain and Egypt agreed to rule Sudan together. The British institutionalized these racist ideas: the north of Sudan was separated administratively from the south in the 1920s. The north was governed from Cairo in Egypt. The south's administration was based in Nairobi, Kenya. British established a system of "closed districts," which meant it was impossible to travel from north to south. Northern Sudan was made of of people of mostly Arab descent. Southern Sudan was home to people of mostly African origin. The trade relations between the north and the south were cut, destroying the traditional relations between north and south. On Jan. 1, 1956 British chose to separate Sudan from Egypt and reunite it again into one state. The north and south were reunited, and power was given to the Arabs in the north. The north believing Sudan was an Arab country, they began to force Islamic culture and religion and the Arab lifestyle on all the Sudanese people. They did this regardless of their race or religion. Most of the people who were living in the south at this time disliked this idea and resisted conversion. The tension between the north and the south grew rapidly and ignited into a civil war. The south who resisted were denied many of their rights as well. The tensions grew culturally, racially and religiously. The African people of the south are getting denied many of their rights and are getting forced to convert to the Islamic religion. I think the Sudanese leaders should split Sedan into two separate countries. The north is one country, and the south is another country. It would be one of the only solutions to this on going dispute. It would stop the north from trying to force the Islamic religion on the south. If both of these regions had its own government and country it would help stop the civil war and ongoing controversy with religion and culture.