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I was profoundly moved by the life that Daoud has b een forced to live as a result of the war in his own country. I am a teacher and have spoken to children whose parents escaped from Sudan, but their own children did not know the background of their country. I think the world needs to understand the suffering that is taking place in Africa (and especially in Sudan), and that peace should be restored. I do not understand war at all...and even worse so when it seems based on both greed and religious beliefs.
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The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur by Daoud Hari
susanj627, June 26, 2008
I was profoundly moved by the life that Daoud has b een forced to live as a result of the war in his own country. I am a teacher and have spoken to children whose parents escaped from Sudan, but their own children did not know the background of their country. I think the world needs to understand the suffering that is taking place in Africa (and especially in Sudan), and that peace should be restored. I do not understand war at all...and even worse so when it seems based on both greed and religious beliefs.(4 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)