Eid El Fitir: hopes for peace and stability in Sudan and Darfur
Representatives of political forces, civil society organisations, and native administrations congratulate the people of Sudan and of Darfur “in particular” on the occasion of the end of the holy month of Ramadan, or Eid Al Fitr.They expressed “hope that peace, security, and stability would prevail in the country, and that displaced and refugees can safely return to their homes.”Speaking to Radio Dabanga, sources also asked people to remain united, showing the “value of forgiveness and tolerance, restoring the social fabric.”Sultan Saad Bahrraldin of Dar Massaliit, congratulated the Sudanese and Darfuris, calling upon all “social, ethnic, and political components of Darfur to renounce tribal wars and sit down with each other for dialogue and negotiation.” This, he said, will ensure peace and harmony to the people of the region.Bahrraldin disclosed that if his native administration was given the opportunity and an official mandate, it would “play a significant role in addressing problems and restoring the social fabric in Darfur given its expertise.”The rebel coalition Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) congratulated the people and the “revolutionary forces of Sudan on Eid Al-Fitr”, appealing to everyone in Darfur to stop the tribal wars of which “Khartoum is behind”.The SRF asked people to “direct their weapons against the ruling National Congress Party” and called upon all Sudanese to “stand together to change the regime in Khartoum and establish a state of equal citizenship.”File photo: An elderly man displaced from Darfur in 2011 (Enough/Laura Heaton)
Representatives of political forces, civil society organisations, and native administrations congratulate the people of Sudan and of Darfur “in particular” on the occasion of the end of the holy month of Ramadan, or Eid El Fitir.
They expressed “hope that peace, security, and stability would prevail in the country, and that displaced and refugees can safely return to their homes.”
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, sources also asked people to remain united, showing the “value of forgiveness and tolerance, restoring the social fabric.”
Sultan Saad Bahreldin of Dar Masalii, congratulated the Sudanese and Darfuri, calling upon all “social, ethnic, and political components of Darfur to renounce tribal wars and sit down with each other for dialogue and negotiation.” This, he said, will ensure peace and harmony to the people of the region.
Bahreldin said that if his native administration was given the opportunity and an official mandate, it would “play a significant role in addressing problems and restoring the social fabric in Darfur given its expertise.”
The rebel coalition Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) congratulated the people and the “revolutionary forces of Sudan on Eid El Fitir”, appealing to everyone in Darfur to stop the tribal wars of which “Khartoum is behind”.
The SRF asked people to “direct their weapons against the ruling National Congress Party” and called upon all Sudanese to “stand together to change the regime in Khartoum and establish a state of equal citizenship.”
File photo: An elderly man displaced from Darfur in 2011 (Enough/Laura Heaton)
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