Re: Religion - Logic or Faith
Ahem. I am in Sudan. And what you have stated above is far from truth.
First let me go to your Darfur comment. Darfur is not a religious issue at all. There are a bunch of Darfurian Muslims who as per your comments are getting a befitting reply. The main Darfurian rebel groups against the Sudanese governement are all Muslims. Darfur is an ethinic and tribal issue exasperated by the discovery of oil in this region. People from the Darfur region and South Sudan are extremely concerned that all the oil money is going to the North Sudan and from where the oil is being produced, the region does not get any benefit at all. If some person is giving you wrong information, be warned that he is either ignorant or purposefully trying to misguide your sentiments.
Indeed, there has been development in infrastructure in Khartoum, BUT not in Sudan. Governement has spent money to develop Khartoum but once you drive out of Khartoum, you see the true picture. People don't have money to wear clothes. Though, present government proclaims itself to be Islamic, corruption is rampant from top to bottom. Ask your Sudanese friends about corruption. Sudanese are nice people; probably, the best arabs in the Middle East and they all tell stories about corruption, nepotism, favouritism, high infliation, high cost of living, double standards for the powerful and commoners.
Indeed, Khartoum boast the best living standards in Sudan but it does not even compare to the standards you have in Faisalabad. Medical facilities are very poor. Electricity and Water are a major problem. Food and living are extremely expensive. You are rasically discriminated if you are from North or from South.
Picture is not rosy. While foreigners see development of infrastructure in Khartoum, the locals are getting more desperate and hopeless day by day.