المصدر: | مجلة دراسات الإسلام والعالم المعاصر |
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الناشر: | مركز دراسات الإسلام والعالم المعاصر |
المؤلف الرئيسي: | Juma, Jaafar K. (Author) |
المجلد/العدد: | ع7 |
محكمة: | نعم |
الدولة: |
السودان |
التاريخ الميلادي: |
2011
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الشهر: | يناير |
الصفحات: | 25 - 36 |
رقم MD: | 709952 |
نوع المحتوى: | بحوث ومقالات |
اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
قواعد المعلومات: | IslamicInfo |
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رابط المحتوى: |
الناشر لهذه المادة لم يسمح بإتاحتها. |
المستخلص: |
Islam in South Sudan and responsibilities of South Sudanese Muslims (SSMs) has always been, and remains, one of the critical challenges faced by Muslims especially in Northern Sudan. As an attempt to outline the difficulties for SSMs after the referendum, this paper focuses on: 1/SSMs Population size and distribution, 2/ their occupation, Institutions and Economic status 3/ Representations of SSMs in Social, political, Economic and Government Institutions in South Sudan 4/Responsibilities of SSMs towards Self Determination for the people of South Sudan and 5/it also outlines the expected scenarios for SSMs after the referendum and their remedial measures. The main aim of this paper is to encourage research based knowledge about barriers to Islam in South Sudan. In order to illuminate the barriers to Islam in South Sudan from a bottom up perspective a qualitative research design was chosen for this study. The self-criticism amongst SSMs scholars from the University of Juba observed that: there is no or minimal protection for Islam and Muslims in South Sudan, SSMs Children in South Sudanese Schools are not oriented to say their Islamic prayers in morning parades as their Christian colleagues; non religious Public meetings or tribal meetings to which SSMs are active members normally opened with Christian songs and words from the holy Bible alone; there is no religious coexistence in South Sudan except for relatives and friends. Nonetheless, some low level religious co existence is observed in greater upper Nile and Bahr el Ghazal compared to Equatoria, and; had it not be for the Ugandan and Kenyan Nubian’s Islamic influences in South Sudan, Muslims in Equatoria would have no or very little Islamic impact in the region. Finally, the paper argues that a) if the people of South Sudan voted for Unity then: 1/SSMs and equatorians generally will be reluctant to exercise their Political rights and those out of South Sudan i.e., IDPs and refugees may hesitate to return home due to the fact SPLM alone will continue to rule the South in exactly the same manner it ruled during the interim period. 2/The political environment for SSMs in South Sudan, system /policies of education, freedom of worships and participations in GOSS by SSMs shall remain the same.3/SSMs intellectuals and politicians will be religiously and politically more confused than ever. B) if the result of the referendum is Separation then: 1/ Continuity of Islam as a major religion in South Sudan will be threatened; SSMs community will be dismantled and Dawa crumbed 2/ History will repeat itself: What happened in Southern Sudan in the 30’s will definitely be revisited by GOSS. |
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