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    To Be or Not To Be: Sudan at Crossroads: A Pan-African Perspective
    To Be or Not To Be: Sudan at Crossroads: A Pan-African Perspective
    To Be or Not To Be: Sudan at Crossroads: A Pan-African Perspective
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    To Be or Not To Be: Sudan at Crossroads: A Pan-African Perspective

    By Jalal Hashim

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    To be or not to be is an analysis of linguistic, cultural, political, economic and social factors, which explain the intricate root causes of conflicts which have ravished Sudan. It stands in stark contrast to the dominant simplification and distortions which have come to typify presentations of the region. Central to the book is an unapologetic explanation of Arabization; which often is portrayed as individual choices of religious loyalty, but, in fact, masks an intentional power-system which viciously corrupts Afrikan identities. By highlighting the detrimental complexities of manipulation, geopolitics, identity confusion and cultural imperialism, Hashim has not only written an authoritative book about Sudan, but also presented a comprehensive case study that all of Afrika must learn from. Rarely are we presented with such a vigourous inside-view to an area of Afrika which once was held in the highest civilizational esteem, but has been reduced to an ideological field of Arab-led terror, massacres and disintegration.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMkuki Na Nyota Publishers
    Release dateFeb 19, 2019
    ISBN9789987083886
    To Be or Not To Be: Sudan at Crossroads: A Pan-African Perspective
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    Jalal Hashim

    M. Jalāl Hāshim (MJH) is a Pan-Africanist and Human Rights Activist.

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