Friday, April 10, 2009

Darfur: Despite turmoil horse racing brings together tribes from across the region

For the past five years, the Darfur region in Sudan has been plagued by violence, with an estimated half a million people killed, and millions more displaced.

Despite the turmoil, the tradition of horse racing has endured.

It is a centuries-old custom that brings together tribes from across the region.

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Nyala in south Darfur.

Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
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