The First Line Against Second Class Citizenship: The Eritrean Muslim League, Islamic Institutional Autonomy, and Representation on the Eve of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Federation, 1950–52

The First Line Against Second Class Citizenship: The Eritrean Muslim League, Islamic Institutional Autonomy, and Representation on the Eve of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Federation, 1950–52

Author: 
Venosa, Joseph L.
Publisher: 
African Studies Centre, Boston University
Date published: 
2013
Record type: 
Journal article
Region: 
Africa
Eastern Africa
Journal Title: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Source: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 46, No. 3, 2013, pp. 397-422
Subject: 
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
MUSLIMS
POLITICAL AUTONOMY
NATIONALISM
CIVIL RIGHTS
ISLAM AND POLITICS
COLONIES
Abstract: 

An essay is presented which discusses the role that the Eritrean nationalist organization the Eritrean Muslim League played in establishing Islamic institutional autonomy within the future Eritrea-Ethiopian Federation from 1950 through 1952. An overview of the British administration of what would become the Eritrea-Ethiopian Federation is provided. Muslim political activism within the Eritrea-Ethiopian Federation region, including in regard to ensuring the civil rights of Muslims, is discussed.

Language: 
English
Country focus: 
Eritrea
Catagory URL: 
http://www.bu.edu/

CITATION: Venosa, Joseph L.. The First Line Against Second Class Citizenship: The Eritrean Muslim League, Islamic Institutional Autonomy, and Representation on the Eve of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Federation, 1950–52 . : African Studies Centre, Boston University , 2013. The International Journal of African Historical Studies , Vol. 46, No. 3, 2013, pp. 397-422 - Available at: http://library.au.int/first-line-against-second-class-citizenship-eritrean-muslim-league-islamic-institutional-autonomy-3