A point to remember for the future; it is the South with all the oil, translate that to all the (potential) money and revenue. A new balance of power will appear, and you can bet that President Bashir of Sudan will do what he can to have that oil and revenue for hinself and his co-religionists.
Watch for Darfur Pt 2, and watch for a re-appearance of the dreaded Janjaweed.
From the Guardian.co.uk Jan 8 by Peter Moszynski
Fears grow for minorities in north Sudan if south votes to secede
President Omar al-Bashir's uncompromising stance on imposing sharia law and the Arabic language if south Sudan votes for independence in the referendum bodes ill for cultural diversity.
Really?
As southern Sudanese prepare to vote for independence tomorrow, the jubilation at the prospective breakup of Sudan that is so widespread in the south is not shared by everyone in the north.
No kidding.
Particularly concerned are people in the two "contested areas" – South Kordofan and Blue Nile – who fought alongside the southerners in the civil war but have been left in the north by Sudan's comprehensive peace agreement (CPA).
With predominantly African populations of Nuba and Ingessana, who practise Christianity and traditional religions in addition to Islam, the people of the two areas are now being referred to as janubeen jadeed – the new southerners. This reflects their potential future status as marginalised Africans on the southern periphery of an integrated Arab-Islamist state. Precisely the same situation that led to the southerners calling for independence.
It boils down to this: Christians and polytheists in the South are scared s*#@less of Islam and want to be under their own rules, laws and regulations.
Let's see how well that works.
Read it all
UPDATE: an addendum to the above story, to add a bit more context.
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