Document Type
Article
Abstract
Identity formation or rather the Arab-Muslim Northerner vs. the African-Christian/animist Southerner identities are at the crux of the Sudanese North-South conflict. Thus, in order to understand the root causes of the violent war in Sudan, this paper seeks to chart Sudanese history in order to uncover when and why Sudanese identities developed. By examining three distinct and important eras of Sudanese modern history, the Turco-Egyptian regime (or Turkiyya) from 1820-1893, the Mahdiyya from 1893-1898, and the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium from 1898-1956, it becomes clear that there is long legacy of government preference and economic development in Northern Sudan while largely neglecting southern Sudan and using it as a prime region for abstracting slaves. This legacy in turn, helped solidify the Northern, Arab Muslim identity and political dominance in southern African Christian/animist rebellion against northern hegemony: The root cause of the Sudanese North-South Civil War.
Repository Citation
Yilla, N'Mah. "History, Ethnicity and Religion and the Sudanese North-South Conflict." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 8, no. 4, 2008, pp. 1–18. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol8/iss4/3