The problems of cultural development in the southern Sudan: a critical assessment of the conflict

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Title:	The problems of cultural development in the southern Sudan: a critical assessment of the conflict
Author:	Kelueljang, Sirr Anai
Year:	1985
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Khartoum
Publisher:	University of Khartoum
Geographic term:	Sudan
Subjects:	culture minority groups Arabization
Abstract:	The story of cultural development in the South since 1972 is one of continuous cultural conflict with the North. The division of the South and the imposition of Islamic law in 1983 has shown the real intentions of the Arabized and Islamicized people of the North. Their proclamation of Arabic as a national language, despite the rejection by the Southerners, is another prove of the fact that state power rests in their hands. As people of a developing nation, Sudanese should take note of the past in order to avoid committing the same mistakes as their ancestors. The real strength of the Sudanese nation lies in its cultural diversity.