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The Fate of the North

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LiveJournal Tags: Sudan , NCP , Turabi , Bashir , KSA , Sufism , Salafi , Salafism most people are paying attention to the birth of the world newest state, South Sudan . While Southern know exactly who they are but we in the north still trying figuring this out! In recent years specially after the famous divide of the Islamic Front between Bashir and Turabi , The NCP sought support in radical Islamic group to confront the spiritual leader Mr. Turabi. The problem will be the rest of the Sudanese people in the north. Do they support such Salafism ? I do not think so. Sudan for long time was dominated buy Sufism which is a very peaceful in nature, more inclusive rather than exclusive. Salafism was brought mainly buy Sudanese expat who worked and lived in KSA and the gulf. The Niqab is a stranger to Sudanese custom and tradition. The NCP is in very critical situation. loss of hard currency income will lead to spending cuts and tax increases to maintain its Military spending. The n...

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This year UN GA is going to be remembered. Not mainly because of the fun show performed by the Libyan leader, but for the momentum reached on the issue of nuclear weapon non proliferation . As the Security Council has adopted a resolution calling upon all nations to stick to the international law, it is ironic that all five permanent members of the Security Council have nuclear weapon and they are calling upon the rest of the world not to follow their step. Are not they in their current position in the Security Council because they do have nuclear weapons ? What does this tell you about this organization? Does the UN has the moral stand by which it impose all these rules upon nation from a council which is base on military power? Dose other countries has the right to demand that certain countries to join the IAEA while at the same time they are not member themselves? Should Iran withdraw from IAEA? Only time will tell.