Intense focus on Middle East means suffering in Sudan 

Almost 34 million people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance after three years of conflict

The Sunnah of flames in the market of the Al-Arab neighborhood in the city of Omdurman in June 2023. Photo: iStock

There are moments in history when the world’s attention gathers around a single crisis. We are living through such a moment now, as events in the Middle East unfold with a speed and severity that demand urgent engagement. 

There is, however, a danger in this narrowing focus. While our eyes are fixed elsewhere, Sudan endures and rapidly deteriorates.