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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN WRITERS. In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversar of the Ethiopian Writers Association 2-4 May 2011, AddisAbaba. ISLAMIZATION & ARABIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF BORDERLAND COUNTRIES (BELT OF BILAD AL SOUDAN) Dr. M. J. Hashim. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN
WRITERS
ISLAMIZATION & ARABIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF BORDERLAND
COUNTRIES (BELT OF BILAD AL SOUDAN)Dr. M. J. Hashim
In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversar of the Ethiopian
Writers Association2-4 May 2011, AddisAbaba
ISLAMIZATION & ARABIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF BORDERLAND COUNTRIES
(BELT OF BILAD AL SOUDAN) ”
Dr. M. Jalal Hashim
Islamization & ArabizationIslamization & Arabization
neither Islam nor Arabs are meantneither Islam nor Arabs are meant an ideological awareness if tested an ideological awareness if tested
by both Islam & Pan Arabism may by both Islam & Pan Arabism may failfail
It depicts situations where black It depicts situations where black Africans kill black African believing Africans kill black African believing they are Arabs (Hashim, they are Arabs (Hashim, Forthcoming)Forthcoming)
Pan Africanism (1900): from African Pan Africanism (1900): from African Diaspora to Continentalism (1945)Diaspora to Continentalism (1945)
African Diaspora and the MotherlandAfrican Diaspora and the Motherland
The 1st 1900 London Pan African Congress: The 1st 1900 London Pan African Congress: the Black Racesthe Black Races
The 5th (eroneously) 1945 Manchester Pan The 5th (eroneously) 1945 Manchester Pan African Congress: African Nations ; the Role African Congress: African Nations ; the Role of Nkrumaof Nkruma
(Adi & Sherwood, 2003; Alli, 1999; Esedebe, 1994)(Adi & Sherwood, 2003; Alli, 1999; Esedebe, 1994)
Pan Africanism: Back to African Pan Africanism: Back to African Nation & the Emergence of Nation & the Emergence of
Borderland BeltBorderland Belt
Sub-Saharan Pan Africanism + Sub-Saharan Pan Africanism + DiasporaDiaspora
The African Nation (Prah, 2006a)The African Nation (Prah, 2006a)
The Buffer Zone of IdentityThe Buffer Zone of Identity Arabized Nomads Encroachment Arabized Nomads Encroachment
in Sudanic Belt (Sudan, Chad, Niger, in Sudanic Belt (Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali etc) Mali etc)
Identification with Arabs & Identification with Arabs & deploring Africans (Prah, 2006b; 2005)deploring Africans (Prah, 2006b; 2005)
The Sudanic Belt Nomadic Pan Arab The Sudanic Belt Nomadic Pan Arab nationalism: in the makingnationalism: in the making
Darfur Scenario: exterminating Africans Darfur Scenario: exterminating Africans (Hashim, 2005)(Hashim, 2005)
Pan African Challenge of Pan African Challenge of BorderlandBorderland
The Split of Identity: Africanism vs. The Split of Identity: Africanism vs. ArabismArabism
Pan Africanism and the Challenge of Pan Africanism and the Challenge of Nation BuildingNation Building
Transforming Mode of Economical Transforming Mode of Economical Activity: Pastoralist vs.SedentaryActivity: Pastoralist vs.Sedentary
If Mission not accomplished?If Mission not accomplished?
The Desintegration of the StateThe Desintegration of the State
Totalitarian DemocracyTotalitarian Democracy
State Corruption in the Name of AllahState Corruption in the Name of Allah
Demographic Re-engineering of Marginalized Areas Demographic Re-engineering of Marginalized Areas out of Controlout of Control
PROSPECTS OF Full-fledged Civil Wars?PROSPECTS OF Full-fledged Civil Wars? Collapse of State? More Guerrella OrganizationsCollapse of State? More Guerrella Organizations
The Case of the SudanThe Case of the Sudan
The Geopolitical Significance of the The Geopolitical Significance of the SudanSudan
A Model for the belt of Bilad al-Sudan, A Model for the belt of Bilad al-Sudan, i.e. Countries bordering Arabia from i.e. Countries bordering Arabia from one side and Africa from the otherone side and Africa from the other
What takes place here is likely to What takes place here is likely to occur elsewhereoccur elsewhere
Regional Pan Africanism: Regional Pan Africanism: drawing Strength from Within:drawing Strength from Within:the Case of the Horn of Africathe Case of the Horn of Africa
Raising and enhancing Pan African Raising and enhancing Pan African AwarenessAwareness
Integrative UnityIntegrative Unity Democratization & Human RightsDemocratization & Human Rights Developing economical InterdependenciesDeveloping economical Interdependencies
Regional Pan Africanism: drawing strength from within:
the Case of Horn of Africa• Raising Pan African Awareness• Ethnicity Management & Conflicts Resolution•Integrative Unity of Development & Education• Democratization & Human Rights• Developmental economical Interdependencies
Over-bridging Regional Over-bridging Regional disunitydisunity
Under regional unity:* Ethiopia & Eritrea can reunite * North & South Sudan can reunite* Somalia can be reunite
Regional IntegrationRegional Integration
Politically: Nile Basin Initiative
•Sudan detaching from Egypt, integrating with Ethiopia• Regional Conflict Resolution Mechanism
Labour, Commerce & Labour, Commerce & EnvironmentEnvironment
• Integral Commerce: easy cross border commodities
• Environment & Food Security: Famine, Drought, & integral food production
• Free Labour move
Pan African Unity: widening Pan African Unity: widening regional unityregional unity
A step toward Sub-Saharan African Unity
Toward bigger regional UnityToward bigger regional Unity
Sub-Saharan Pan African UnitySub-Saharan Pan African Unity
ConclusionConclusion
Africa is United!But where is the place of African Diaspora?The answer: Afro-Pacific-Caribbean IntegrationInstitutionalized Come-Back WelcomeMulti Pan African Citizenship
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