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The customary law of the Akele Guzai Muslims (the Saho) : issued by the British Military Administration in 1943, re-issued by the permission of the High Commissioner of the Eritrean National Police, Department of Criminal Research / translated and edited by Abdulkader Saleh Mohammad.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Recht und Politik in Afrika ; Bd. 9.
- Recht und Politik in Afrika
- Language:
- Arabic
- Cushitic (Other)
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Customary law--Eritrea.
- Customary law.
- Saho (African people)--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Saho (African people).
- Saho (African people)--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Eritrea.
- Physical Description:
- 73, 34 pages ; 21 cm.
- Other Title:
- Qānūn al-ʻurfī li-muslimī ākalaguzāī
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : Lit ; London : Global [distributor] ; Piscataway, NJ : Transaction Publishers [distributor], [2009]
- Language Note:
- English translation and original Arabic, which is a translation from the Saho.
- Notes:
- These customary laws were written down in 1943 in Arabic by Saho-speaking Muslim tribal leaders at the request of the British Military Administration; first 3 p. from sole known copy of original 1943 printing are reproduced.
- Arabic version originally published: Fitorare Printing House (Asmara), 1953.
- Arabic t.p. has date 2008.
- Includes introduction on Saho social organization and history by the editor/translator.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-31).
- ISBN:
- 9783825819804
- 3825819809
- OCLC:
- 502316884
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