Why Does the West Want to Separate Darfur?!
(Translated)

Al-Rayah Newspaper - Issue 575 - 26/11/2025
By: Ustadh Nasser Ridha*

There are three reasons why the West should work to separate the Darfur region from Sudan:

The first reason is political, as the major colonialist powers, particularly America and Britain, and France intervene for reasons related to neighboring countries Chad and the Central African Republic, see the separation of Darfur and the dismantling of Sudan as a strategic objective. This ensures that Sudan does not rise and become a strong state with a large area, huge resources, and a people who love war and fighting, which threatens their interests and influence throughout the region. Therefore, we see continuous interference in all the affairs of the country, especially from America and Britain, as they stick their noses into everything, big and small, and activate their agents inside to ignite the flames of war and strife among the components of the country’s people. During their colonialization of Sudan, the British began implementing what was called the “closed districts policy” in 1922, whereby they closed the south to the Muslim people of the north, even banning the wearing of the Salah cap and its entry into the markets in the south, due to its Islamic symbolism! They did the same in the Nuba Mountains region, and more recently, they instigated the rebellion in the Darfur region against the state under the pretext of marginalization and raised the slogan of secession. This began in 1963 with Ahmed Ibrahim Diraige’s Darfur Renaissance Movement.

The second reason is economic. The region is rich in vast resources, including enormous quantities of gold, uranium, cobalt, and copper. It also sits atop a lake of oil and groundwater, and its diverse climate has yielded agricultural products, most notably gum arabic, a vital component of the food and soft drink industries, in addition to its use in traditional medicine. Sudan produces 80% of the world’s gum arabic. Furthermore, the region boasts a massive livestock population, ranking Sudan sixth globally in this regard. This wealth has attracted the attention of those coveting the region, leading to the secession of a weak state that would facilitate the plundering of its resources.

The third reason is religious. Western colonialist powers have been interested in Sudan since the 19th century. Organized missionary and preaching expeditions began in 1843 with the approval of the Khedive of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, and the support of the major powers of the time: Portugal, Austria, Britain, France, and Rome. Their aim was to counter the spread of Islam into the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, as they viewed Sudan as the gateway through which Islam entered the continent, and they believed it was necessary to close that gateway. Writings circulated in the West advocating for closing this gateway to Africa through Sudan by instilling secularism and nationalism and erecting Christian crosses. This culminated in the Colorado Conference on October 15, 1978, which brought together 150 of the world's leading missionaries. They decided to establish a research and training center for the conversion of Muslims, intended to serve as a central hub for this missionary effort. The institute was established at the Samuel Zwemer Institute in California, in honor of the missionary Samuel Marinus Zwemer, a pioneer of Christianization projects in Palestine and ash-Sham (the Levant). The Crusader and Jewish hatred persisted in its efforts to fragment Sudan and separate Darfur. At the African Churches Conference in Lomé, Togo, in 1987, Sudanese churches presented a paper calling for the expulsion of Arabs and Muslims from Sudan, just as they were expelled from Andalusia, under the guise of “saving Sudan.” Ironically, the military seized power in a coup in 1989 under the banner of the “Salvation Revolution,” orchestrated by the American military and the cunning strategist Jimmy Carter. This echoed the words of John Garang, the leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, who witnessed the massacre of Muslims in Zanzibar and whose rebellion ultimately led to the secession of South Sudan, with the blessing of al-Bashir and the military. Now, the American military is following the same path, igniting war in Sudan as a prelude to the separation of Darfur. The withdrawal of military forces from major cities in Darfur and their handover to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) criminals, in Nyala, El Geneina, and most recently in El Fasher, means that the RSF have taken control of the entire region with its five states and formed their government, indicating the region’s separation, as America, its Quartet, and the European Union are calling for a peace agreement between the army and the RSF that will only lead to separation or pave the way for the fragmentation of all of Sudan.

In conclusion, I say that the existence of an ideological party, sincere to Allah (swt), His Messenger (saw), and the Ummah, whose shebaab work tirelessly day and night to expose the plans of the kafir colonialist, and to establish the Khilafah (Caliphate) through which the Deen is established, the Muslims’ lands are defended, the hands of those who tamper with and covet the Ummah's wealth are severed, and these colonialist countries are given double what they deserve, making them forget the whispers of their devil... The existence of Hizb ut Tahrir is the safety valve for the Ummah, and I ask Allah (swt) to bestow upon us and honor us with a Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly Guided Caliphate) on the Method of Prophethood. Allah (swt) is the Guardian of that and is Capable of it.

* Head of the Central Communications Committee of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Sudan