Who are the Hutus and who are the Tutsis? Is it accurate to talk about “ancient tribal hatreds” between these two groups? What role did Belgian colonialism play in paving the way for the Rwandan holocaust? What were the demographic, environmental, and economic factors that may have contributed to the genocide? What was the essence of the “Hutu Power” ideology advanced by extremists within the Rwandan regime? What was the impact of the invasion of Rwanda by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)? Do you think the RPF should be credited with having stopped the genocide, or blamed for having helped to trigger it? What role did Rwandan media, especially RTLM radio, play in the onset and implementation of the genocide? Why was the international community so unwilling to intervene to stop the genocide? What would you have done differently? Why and to what extent was an intervention eventually mounted? Discuss the role of ordinary Hutus in perpetrating the Rwandan holocaust.
