The Fur Cultural Revival (FCR) is a non-government, non-profit organization committed to broadening the public’s awareness of genocide in Darfur; serving the needs of the Darfur community residing in the greater Portland area and preserving the Fur tribal culture.
Our Mission
FCR Board Members - Mansour Ahmed, President
- Salih Ahmed Arbab, Vice President
- El-Fadel Arbab, Secretary
- Babiker Mohamed, Treasurer Contact Information
Phone: 207-221-5197
Address: The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress, Portland ME 04101 | Darfur Presentation Inspires Action Among Dodd Students May 10, 2009 by John Rook.  Students on the purple team at Dodd Middle School have spent a great deal of time studying the genocide in Darfur. They have watched videos, read books, and heard learned speakers discuss the atrocities taking place in that part of the world and the terrible human conditions that exist.But, up until last week, before El-Fadel Arbab walked through the school’s doors, the students had never met anyone directly affected by the crisis. That all changed on May 1. “You hear about it and you say, okay, I know something terrible is happening, but it is happening really far away,” said Caitlin Burner, 13. “But hearing him up there, telling his story, it really makes you think.” Early Friday morning, in Dodd’s cafeteria, Arbab related his terrifying story of survival to a packed room of students and teachers, all of whom seemed to hang on the young man’s every word. Arbab, now 26, was born in a village in Darfur to farming parents who grew vegetables and fruit, and raised chickens... |
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