Yesterday morning, in his Cairo address to the Muslim world, President Obama called the slaughter of innocents in Darfur "a stain on our collective conscience." But perhaps more important is what he didn't say.
2.7 million Muslim civilians have been driven from their homes and hundreds of thousands have perished because of violence orchestrated by the government of Sudan.
So the failure to call for a joint push for peace was a glaring omission from a speech intended to outline shared challenges that America and the Muslim world must confront together.
Please pick up the phone NOW, call the White House and tell President Obama that he missed an important opportunity by not reiterating his commitment to lead for peace in Sudan. Here's what to do:
A passing reference to suffering in Darfur is not demonstrating leadership for peace. The strongest signal President Obama can send to the world that Darfur and peace in Sudan is a priority for him is by personally engaging on it and talking about it publicly.
Thank you so much for your continued dedication to this cause. By pressuring our leaders and speaking out together, we can end the genocide once and for all.
—Mark
Mark Lotwis Save Darfur Coalition
