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Former Soldiers Trade Guns for Scarce Textbooks in War-torn Sudan |
| Section: CULTURE / CULTURE IN FLUX |
| Author: James Palmer |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2005 |
| Size: 929 Words, 5,803 Characters |
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Joseph Arok quit school in 1993 at 12 years of age to join southern Sudan's fight for liberation against the government in the north. Now, at 23, Arok has set aside his automatic rifle and fatigues for textbooks and a school uniform in pursuit of an education. But his future remains precarious even as the nation draws closer to ending two decades of civil war.
"I know the importance of education," said Arok, who is focusing on history and economics with hopes of landing a government position, but realistically is prepared to return to the military. "Education requires mo...
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...es bride price, and it's very difficult to convince the people otherwise."
Lual Lus, 18, probably will never return to school, because her family recently sold her to a 42-year-old man with two wives for $4,000, an enormous sum in this region. "I want to continue my studies," said Lus, a statuesque and regal woman who has not finished primary school.
© 2004 News World Communications Inc.
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