Algeria: the militants who stayed at home

The article analyzes the reasons for the failure of Algeria's Islamic fundamentalists to exploit the popular discontent as it exploded in the riots which shook Algeria's cities in October 1988. Organisational weakness of the Islamic movement in Algeria, which is partly explained with the c...

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Published in:The Middle East
Main Author: Kutschera, Chris (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: International Communications Inc. 1989
In: The Middle East
Further subjects:B Political conflict
B Islam
B Fundamentalism
B Algeria
B Algeria Islam Religiöser Fundamentalismus Innenpolitischer Konflikt
B Internal policy
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Summary:The article analyzes the reasons for the failure of Algeria's Islamic fundamentalists to exploit the popular discontent as it exploded in the riots which shook Algeria's cities in October 1988. Organisational weakness of the Islamic movement in Algeria, which is partly explained with the country's history and successive socialist regimes, is seen as a major factor. (DÜI-Asd)
ISSN:0305-0734
Contains:In: The Middle East