The name Hussein Abu Sharati figures frequently in media coverage of the Darfur IDPs, usually as “IDP spokesman.” His name means “chief of chiefs” with reference to the Fur administrative chiefly rank, shartai. But who is Abu Sharati? Amanda Taub of Wronging Rights has done some investigations. Her three-part posting makes salutary reading.

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