Silence

Mia Farrow has ended her hunger strike to bring attention to the injustices in Darfur, especially the women of this war-torn country. Mia Farrow, as instructed by her doctors, was forced to end the hunger strike because of health concerns, but noted that the women of Darfur don’t have the luxury like she does to be watched after by doctors or given necessities like healthy foods. Much of the abuses in the Darfur conflict directly affect women. These women are raped, abducted, and forced to do things unimaginable by most standards. Their captors flex the greatest amount of force and power over them, and they are truly voiceless in this struggle. The women of Darfur are truly incapable of making decisions, being proactive to save themselves and their families, and thinking and knowing on their own. The fear instilled in them and the pain and punishment they suffer daily, forces them into a voiceless state of shock. The injustice they face forces them to rely on their captors, the authority figures, for all decisions. Their existence, their lives, and all of their decision making, continues to be at the hands of these unjust individuals. If we as a country and global society do not continue to bring attention to these women, like Mia Farrow attempted to do, these women will never have the chance to regain their lives or develop individually, cognitively, or healthfully.