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Mia farrow is offering herself in exchange for unwell prisoner and Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) Humanitarian Coordinator Suleiman Jamous.
“Before his seizure, Mr Jamous played a crucial role in bringing the SLA to the negotiating table and in seeking reconciliation between its divided rival factions,” Farrow said in the letter dated August 5.
“I am therefore offering to take Mr Jamous’s place, to exchange my freedom for his in the knowledge of his importance to the civilians of Darfur and in the conviction that he will apply his energies toward creating the just and lasting peace that the Sudanese people deserve and hope for.”
Suleiman Jamous is in need of a stomach biopsy, but cannot leave the United Nations Hospital in Kordofan, where he has been kept as a virtual prisoner. He would be arrested if he left.
If you check out Mia’s official website, it covers a lot of the history of the situation. It has some very sad photos of children, and the situation is probably not bedtime reading.
In case you’re wondering who Mia Farrow is, she’s kind of like Angelina Jolie. Which I didn’t think of before, but reading her biography on Wikipedia, I think Angelina ripped her off! And why not…? Mia has had a great career as an actress, married several times (to Frank Sinatra, Andre Previn and Woody Allen), and had fifteen children, eleven of which are adopted. In her spare time she’s a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and fights for children’s rights in areas of conflict.
Mia Farrow is shown speaking on 2/1/07 at a fundraiser for the Washington Area Next Generation Campaign at the US Holocaust Museum. Thanks to WENN for these photos.
Written by Helen
Posted in Good Causes, Mia Farrow
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