After decades of civil war , the majority Christian South of Sudan chose to secede . Her father , who Ibrahim claims was n't involved in her upbringing , has yet to speak , either in court or publicly . Border squabbles and skirmishes over the division of oil wealth are still the norm . Laws on Islamic terrorism have loosened -- but there is the occasional clean sweep . The death penalty for terrorism has left many Sudanese shocked .
After decades of civil war , the majority Christian South of Sudan chose to secede . Border squabbles and skirmishes over the division of oil wealth are still the norm . Laws on Islamic terrorism have loosened -- but there is the occasional clean sweep . The death penalty for terrorism has left many Sudanese shocked .