Monday, 10 January 2011

Bring my Sudan back

I am happy and sad at the same time. Happy to see the end of conflict and final arrival of peace in Sudan. But also sad to see my people there failed to present the best of Sudan to humanity. Last year I discussed this matter with senior officials of Sudan on how best to demonstrate the importance, beauty and richness of Sudan to all of the following:
  1.  Humanity
  2. World
  3. Africa
  4. Faith, culture and Languages
  5. Sudan
  6. The citizens of Sudan
What all this needs from Sudan?

I am singing the song loudly but not effectively.  Try to compose its music differently but what one voice will do in the Middle of the noisy crowd.  Spoke to large faith based Humanitarian organisations from both Christians and Muslims traditions to only fall on deaf ears.  What am I to do?  Shall I become in sane or keep trying, asking advocating and crying: “I WANT MY SUDAN BACK”. 

I want my cultures and languages, my faiths and history, my families and tribes, my land and climate, my music and poetry, my dreams and visions, my sun and moon, my stars and rain, my animals and birds, my jungle and rivers, my warmth and wind, my bugs and insects. 

I want OUR SUDAN not only MY SUDAN. 

Sudan the heart and mind, spirit and soul, the will and determination, the global Leader and local farmer, women and children, men and elderly, races and nations.  Sudan of all of us, no defeat or victory no wounds or fractures, no displaced or homeless, no poverty or illness.  No suspicion or hatred.

Let us call on all citizens of the universe and creatures of humanity and ask them for their Sudan to have our Sudan.
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2 comments:

  1. Haaniah10 January 2011 at 19:04

    Unfortunately, i don't know nearly enough about Sudan. I am aware that teh country is holding a referendum to decide on independance, was wondering if you think that separation is an inevitable solution, rather than, i guess, reconciliation? i recently heard a man from soouth sudan saying of the president 'we forgive , but we don't forget', he was in favoour of independance...

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  2. Dr. Hany El-Banna13 January 2011 at 15:59

    I thank you for your comment!

    This conflict goes back nearly 60 years, since the independence gained in the mid 1950's,was created due to internal and external factors and kept on being fueled. It is inevitable to guess the result of the referendum because of the long-standing conflict: separation. I think it's good the people will take the responsability to decide for their future.

    Being a humanitarian worker, I have a responsibility to help the people in both North and South. They are equal before God and should be equal before all of us.

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