In his new book, Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror, Columbia University Professor Mahmood Mamdani contends that the use of the word genocide is as political as ever and strategic ignorance about the history and current day politics of post-colonial Africa is just as great. Mamdani discusses the crisis in Darfur, the nature of Save Darfur advocacy, and what he sees as a dangerous collusion of colonialism and Anti-Terror rhetoric.
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This is an entirely correct view of the conflict in Darfur. We will be posting this video on our site at Black Agenda Report later today.
By bruce.dixon on May 22nd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Its interesting that Professor Mamdani can write a 100 pages about the Save Darfur Coalition without interviewing one person connecting with the organization – or the dozens of Darfuri and Sudanese civil society organizations with which the coalition works. To get the whole picture, I would urge people to read my review of the professor’s work: http://www.seanbrooks.net/2010/01/when-killers-become-victims-darfur-in-context-part-i/.
By Sean Brooks on April 12th, 2010 at 9:52 pm