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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Northeast African Studies.daily12026-05-12T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 1 (1994) through current issueLatest Articles: Northeast African StudiesTWOProject MUSE®Northeast African Studies1535-65740740-9133Latest articles in Northeast African Studies. Feed provided by Project MUSE®State, Heritage, and Legal Frameworks: Ethiopia's 1966 Antiquities Proclamation in Context
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988205
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Cultural heritage is central to shaping national identity and fostering historical consciousness, serving both as a repository of collective memory and a means of affirming a nation's historical continuity and distinctiveness.1 In postcolonial and postimperial contexts, heritage management enabled states to reclaim narratives, assert control over cultural symbols, and frame the past in ways that legitimized present political agendas.2 This reflects Benedict Anderson's concept of "imagined communities," where shared traditions are mobilized to strengthen national cohesion.3Under colonial rule, heritage was classified and preserved through European legal and epistemic frameworks that supported imperial narratives of
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-12T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/136/image/coversmallState, Heritage, and Legal Frameworks: Ethiopia's 1966 Antiquities Proclamation in Context2026-04-21text/htmlen-USState, Heritage, and Legal Frameworks: Ethiopia's 1966 Antiquities Proclamation in Context2026-04-212026TWOProject MUSE®1088632026-05-12T00:00:00-05:002026-04-21Bandung to Accra: Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Transformation and the Making of a Pan-African Vanguard
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988206
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Ethiopia stands as the oldest continuously independent African country and an early signatory to both the League of Nations and the United Nations, a position that granted it unique diplomatic weight on the global stage. For generations of Africans and African Americans, Ethiopia has acted as a beacon of resistance, dignity, and liberation—an enduring emblem of sovereign pride in a continent largely subjugated under colonial rule. As noted in The Ethiopian Herald, the country's unbroken sovereignty and historic gravitas resonated profoundly across the African diaspora.1This study explores how Ethiopia's foreign policy evolved between the postwar period and the late 1950s, with a focus on its engagement in
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-12T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/136/image/coversmallBandung to Accra: Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Transformation and the Making of a Pan-African Vanguard2026-04-21text/htmlen-USBandung to Accra: Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Transformation and the Making of a Pan-African Vanguard2026-04-212026TWOProject MUSE®853452026-05-12T00:00:00-05:002026-04-21The Silent Language of Dress in Modern Sudan: Authority, Identity, and the Emblematic Toub
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988207
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From ancient times, "dress" in Sudan has included woven fabric, animal skin clothing, hairstyles, jewelry, tattoos, and scarification. These elements constitute "dress practices," powerful means of nonverbal communication that shape both individual identity and collective belonging. Clothing materializes values, ideas, and identities inscribed on and through the body.1 It transforms the personal and social body, representing social hierarchies and negotiating relationships between individuals, groups, and spirits. Clothing guides daily practices and important life-cycle events, such as weddings and funerals, accompanying individuals from birth to death through the acts of wrapping, dressing, and enshrouding.2
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-12T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/136/image/coversmallThe Silent Language of Dress in Modern Sudan: Authority, Identity, and the Emblematic Toub2026-04-21text/htmlen-USThe Silent Language of Dress in Modern Sudan: Authority, Identity, and the Emblematic Toub2026-04-212026TWOProject MUSE®1218522026-05-12T00:00:00-05:002026-04-21Aspects of the History of Muslim Weavers and Their Interaction with the Neighboring Community in the Province of Gondar, Ethiopia, up to 1991
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/988208
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Since the dawn of civilization, Ethiopia has served as a hub for African, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean customs. The crafts and other forms of creative expression that prevail on both sides of the Red Sea therefore have cultural similarities.1 During the Aksumites period, in the first millennium CE, craftsmanship was well represented in the empire's socioeconomic circles. At the same time, the Aksumite roots of weaving and tapestry are the subject of scientific debate.2 Kuriyama has also indicated that cotton fabrics were not the exclusive preserve of the ancient peoples of Ethiopia.3 As a result, it has been claimed that medieval Ethiopia imported large quantities of fabric-related goods, mainly from India.4
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2026-05-12T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/136/image/coversmallAspects of the History of Muslim Weavers and Their Interaction with the Neighboring Community in the Province of Gondar, Ethiopia, up to 19912026-04-21text/htmlen-USAspects of the History of Muslim Weavers and Their Interaction with the Neighboring Community in the Province of Gondar, Ethiopia, up to 19912026-04-212026TWOProject MUSE®1134112026-05-12T00:00:00-05:002026-04-21