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Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community

The history of the Nubian community in Uganda is traced from the Ottoman rule over Egypt and Sudan in 1820. This predominant Muslim community was brought to Uganda and later became part of the British Army. Due to colonial Christianization of the education system in Uganda, the Nubians were forc...

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Main Authors: Amafua, Mahfuth Khamis, Mohammed, Mustafa Omar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/42719/1/Creativity_in_the_Cottage_Craft_Industry_-_ICCI_2014.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.427192015-04-17T08:41:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42719/ Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community Amafua, Mahfuth Khamis Mohammed, Mustafa Omar The history of the Nubian community in Uganda is traced from the Ottoman rule over Egypt and Sudan in 1820. This predominant Muslim community was brought to Uganda and later became part of the British Army. Due to colonial Christianization of the education system in Uganda, the Nubians were forced out of public life. They had to sustain their livelihood through the cottage craft industry. Hitherto, there has hardly been any study that has documented their creativity and taken stock of the sustainability of this vibrant industry. The present study adopts qualitative approach to examine the extent of the sustainability of this cottage industry. Based on the results, the respondents are unanimous that the Nubians have managed to sustain their creativity, though in an informal structure; there is an urgent need to document their creativity and activities and the formation of strong community organizations in addition to capacity building can be instrumental in sustaining the craft industry through aggressive marketing. The paper proposes the use of quantitative survey and more robust methodology in future to enhance the quality and generalize findings of this important subject. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42719/1/Creativity_in_the_Cottage_Craft_Industry_-_ICCI_2014.pdf Amafua, Mahfuth Khamis and Mohammed, Mustafa Omar (2014) Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community. In: 2nd International Conference On Creativity And Innovation For Sustainable Development 2014 (ICCI 2014), 20-22 Oct. 2014, Conference Room, Kuliyyah Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia. http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/events/2nd-international-conference-creativity-innovation-sustainable-development-icci-2014
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description The history of the Nubian community in Uganda is traced from the Ottoman rule over Egypt and Sudan in 1820. This predominant Muslim community was brought to Uganda and later became part of the British Army. Due to colonial Christianization of the education system in Uganda, the Nubians were forced out of public life. They had to sustain their livelihood through the cottage craft industry. Hitherto, there has hardly been any study that has documented their creativity and taken stock of the sustainability of this vibrant industry. The present study adopts qualitative approach to examine the extent of the sustainability of this cottage industry. Based on the results, the respondents are unanimous that the Nubians have managed to sustain their creativity, though in an informal structure; there is an urgent need to document their creativity and activities and the formation of strong community organizations in addition to capacity building can be instrumental in sustaining the craft industry through aggressive marketing. The paper proposes the use of quantitative survey and more robust methodology in future to enhance the quality and generalize findings of this important subject.
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author Amafua, Mahfuth Khamis
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Mohammed, Mustafa Omar
Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
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Mohammed, Mustafa Omar
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title Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
title_short Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
title_full Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
title_fullStr Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
title_full_unstemmed Creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the Ugandan Nubian community
title_sort creativity in the cottage craft industry: the case of the ugandan nubian community
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/42719/1/Creativity_in_the_Cottage_Craft_Industry_-_ICCI_2014.pdf
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http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/events/2nd-international-conference-creativity-innovation-sustainable-development-icci-2014
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