What's Darfur?

Several weeks back as I spoke with an intellligent woman I know, I mentioned the conflict in Darfur.

And to my shock she asked, "What's Darfur?"

Her question reminded me that the news often buries atrocities happening a world away, so I shouldn't assume everybody knows.

Do you know what Darfur is? Can you name the two prominent Christian leaders who recently appeared in the news giving opposite counsel about what our government should do there?

Today Nicholas Kristof, the NY Times columnist who tirelessly keeps international justice issues in our faces, provides a great Q/A section that gives a summary about the conflict in Darfur and the various approaches suggested for handling it. I urge you to take ten minutes to learn the basics.