Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Darfur, Sudan, media
On iConflict this week a user submitting an interesting story about fashion house Louis Vuitton suing an artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. It’s an interesting debate.
On the one hand, Louis Vuitton is clearly being depicted in a negative light in […]
Sudan President Blames Media, Israel and the US for Darfur
Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Darfur
Sudan President Omar El-Bashir has his own theory on Darfur. According to him, the media is ‘exaggerating’ the reports of deaths, and the situation is fueled by Israel and the US, in attempts to focus attention away from Iraq and Palestine. “Arabs and Muslims are targeted by Zionists and imperial powers everywhere in […]
Read More..>>Speaking on Darfur
Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Africa, Darfur
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, the eminent Professor and advocate for solving the problems of impoverished nations, was very critical on UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
“You could put the peacekeepers in there, they won’t change one iota on the ground in terms of the grim realities of the harshness of life in Darfur,” Sachs said, pointing to the […]