A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce James Copnall, Hurst & Company, London, 2014, 315 Pages.

A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce James Copnall, Hurst & Company, London, 2014, 315 Pages.

ernment and the SPLA. It is hoped that Christianity can unite South Suda- nese and overrule ethnic differences. The author points out that South Sudan hosts a primarily tribal society; the people need an ideology to bring them together, and Christianity could fulfill this role. According to various politi- cians and academicians, Christianity is the only ideology that can bring the peoples of South Sudan together. On the other hand, the author states that the same was argued for Islam by the Muslims before the miserable civil war, as it was believed that Islam was the only ideology that could bring together all

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