Sudanese fight for their African identity. The president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, announced plans to partner with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This is an organization of politics that makes sure the 7 member Arabs states are working together. It happened after there were talks on multi-billion investments by the United Arab Emirates.
The East African countries are not far away from the Arab nations. Sudan joined the Arab community immediately after gaining its independence. Recently, they celebrated their day. They took all their happy moments on social media to denounce their real identity.
Let us go back to 2011, when the country came to peace after fighting for almost 30 years. The war erupted due to indifference in religion. The south region had Christians and the north was occupied by Muslims. The national disaster got solved by dividing the nation into two.
The northern part remains Sudan, which is currently led by President Bashir. He has decided to bring Arab supremacy to his people. The country wants to bring all the tribes together as Arabs. Some cultures have changed. People are allowed to bleach their skin using the cream. Pharmacy and supermarkets in the capital city, Khartoum, have a large supply of those creamy bleaching samples.
Black southern Sudan, leaving in that city, bleached themselves to look like the northern people. They want to make their skin pure white to look exactly like the Arabs. Different people have been seen posting new pictures after bleaching. The government has no control over that.
However, we have models who have shown loyalty by retaining their colors. They represent the real symbol of an African person. There are pictures of international models who have black complexions but still post photos wearing Arabian fashion. Furthermore, they identify themselves as Afro-Arabs. Recently, the Sudanese have been trending on Twitter with the hashtag #ILoveBeingAfrican. This left the other Africans amazed.
In addition, most of their artists and influencers went ahead to support their nation. Many African countries believe that the Sudanese are not part of them because their cultures and origin clearly identify them as Arabs. The Sudanese poets and painters went ahead to design what they are good at, showing the message about identity. Most of them said they are neither Arabs nor Africans, but they identify themselves as Sudanese. No one has the mandate to group and judge them.
The Sudan government has no strict rules when it comes to social media. Anyone can post anything. Citizens are flooding Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter with messages of hope for the rest of the country. They talk of being proud to have an African origin. It’s fine because even the country itself is found in Africa, where we have many nations with Arabian origins but still remain on the same continent.
The Nuba and Darfuri ethnic groups, located in the southwest regions, are the most affected when it comes to expressions. They said the rest of the people look at them as strange human beings.
We are in a new era where we should live like brothers and sisters. Taking care of each other will have a positive impact rather than focusing on irrelevant matters.
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