The Children of Herecles

In the story The Children of Heracles written by Euripides he stresses the importance of taking in refugees. He shows throughout his story that refugees are the most important aspect to a culture. If you take the people out of the country then socially your country will be filled with violence. One of the many countries affected in particular is Sudan. In the early part of the country the British ran the country and set it up into two different provinces. These provinces were divided into north and south and would eventually be one of the reasons that led to the civil war. The two main tribes that are targeted by the Arabs in the north are the Dinka and Neur. These tribes rely on their farms for the support of food for their families. They have never had any form of currency and it makes it difficult when they become refugees. Many of these people flee to neighboring countries surrounding for refuge. Euripides message through his story about refugees is that they need the most help they can not get.

There are many different third world countries in which refugees seek shelter from different forces that drive them from their villages. In the country of Sudan there is a large amount of refugee camps not only within the country, but in smaller surrounding countries. There are various causes to the downfall of the countries both politically and socially. The civil war in Sudan has been going on ever since they gained independence from Britain in 1956. When the British had control of this country they separated it into northern and southern provinces. Ever since this separation their had always been conflict especially with most of the natural resources in the south. The Arabs from the north would come down and take humans as slaves and also their resources. The civil war was fought between the Islamic fundamentalist in the north and the many African groups whom are mostly Christian in the south.

There are about 70% of the populations who are Sunni Muslims. For centuries the Islamic government has persecuted the Sudanese to the south. The Muslim rebels to the north who were funded by the government persecuted and enslaved many southern Africans. At the beginning of the 1980's, the Islamic government to the north held valuable aid from other countries to help the drought and famine in the south. Throughout this time the southern African tribes suffered about a quarter of a million deaths. In this country the corruption of all the top officials and leaders led too much of the starvation and fatalities. Over these years many millions of Sudanese people fled to countries Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Egypt. These countries were already poverty stricken and adding more people only made the situation worse. They set up the refugee camps because it could provide shelter to large amount of people for a cheap. From these camps many people after 1990 were granted residence in the United States.

In the south there are more than 10 different ethic groups that reside there. These numbers are only available through the number in the United States. There are more ethic tribes but they are in such rural areas not many people known. One of these tribes that is the closest to the Islamic government border is the Nuer. This ethnic group is spread out in about 10 different clans along the Upper Nile.

There are several different dialects and many speak Arabic as well. The Nuer has suffered most of the destruction and grief that would eventually effect the whole south. There are also two other groups who relocated to the U.S. the Aunuak and the Shilluk.

The second largest tribes in the northern half of the country are the Dinka. The Dinka represent a majority of the southern Africans. These people originated in the south western half of Sudan and were mostly farmers. They mainly speak Dinka but also Arabic and English. There are as well about a dozen clans which spread out in the southern half of the country. Also another situation that didn't help was the Dinka and the Nuer were often at war over territorial issues.

There are many different obstacles refugees must overcome such as lack of shelter and no money. Most of these refugees who come to other countries have no money and are looking for a place to sleep. For many people it is easy to find a bed at