Darfur: Weaponising Identity
It traces how environmental stress, neglect of the peripheries and competition over land fed grievances between communities. It shows how Khartoum armed and mobilised militias, how racialised language framed “Arabs” and “Africans” as enemies and how aerial bombing, burning of villages and mass displacement became tools of policy.
- ▪It traces how environmental stress, neglect of the peripheries and competition over land fed grievances between communities.
- ▪It shows how Khartoum armed and mobilised militias, how racialised language framed “Arabs” and “Africans” as enemies and how aerial bombing, burning of villages and mass displacement became tools of policy.
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| Original publisher | Al Jazeera English |
| Canonical URL | https://www.aljazeera.com/video/aljazeerauntangles/2026/7/26/darfur-weaponising-identity?traffic_source=rss |
| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:20:27 +0000 |
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds play-arrow25:00Al Jazeera UntanglesDarfur: Weaponising IdentityHow land conflict, state neglect and racist ideology have driven Darfur towards alleged genocide.Read moreThis episode examines how mass violence in Darfur has been constructed over time and why many activists, governments and courts have labelled it genocide, even as that term remains politically contested. It traces how environmental stress, neglect of the peripheries and competition over land fed grievances between communities. It shows how Khartoum armed and mobilised militias, how racialised language framed “Arabs” and “Africans” as enemies and how aerial bombing, burning of villages and mass displacement became tools of policy.
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