By
Fahmida Abdul Sattar
Has some body noticed a new development rather cruelty against an other muslim state right in the beginning of the new year. Some people are even not familiar to the location of the state of Sudan if ever heard its name. Yes that is an African Muslim country Sudan, largest African country which has been brutally balkanized after the referendum held in January 9, 2011 that split Sudan into two states, Northern and Southern Sudan.
Some people argue that issue with Sudan was ethnic in nature that Northern Sudanese are the Arabs and southern are African. Some may reject this argument by commenting that issue was religious which I also favor that Northern Sudanese are Muslims while southern has Christian majority.
But whatsoever the matter was, the fact is that Sudan is a sovereign state which can deal with its affairs on its own terms. Other countries are never supposed to dictate the Sudanese leadership as to how to handle its internal problems. Why does it always happen that oppressed Christian are given justice whether they are in Indonesia or Sudan but Muslim oppressed are never given justice whether they belong to Palestine or Kashmir? Although southern sudan has been declared as an independent state but has not been given any name. What if this so called independence is reversed and Sudan is saved from balkanization. If people have any reservation so that can be settled through negotiation for breakup never goes in favor of impoverished people.