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Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
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Country in Northeast Africa
Sudan, officially the Republic of Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sharia
Islamic law
Sharia, Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. In Islamic terminology sharīʿah refers to immutable, intangible divine law; contrary to fiqh, which…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Second Sudanese Civil War
1983–2005 war for South Sudanese independence
The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)