When Shari'a governs: the impasse of religious relations in Sudan
The rapid political rise of the National Islamic Front is examined within a broader and more complex context, particularly as it pertains to relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Sudan during the period from 1989 to the present. The regime's decision to change the nature of the South–Nor...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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| In: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2007, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 275-286 |
| Further subjects: | B
minorities / marginal groups
B Law B Islam B Fundamentalism B Sudan B Religion B Politics B human rights violations B Minderheiten / Randgruppen B Constitutional Law B Constitutional law B Menschenrechtsverletzungen |
| Summary: | The rapid political rise of the National Islamic Front is examined within a broader and more complex context, particularly as it pertains to relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Sudan during the period from 1989 to the present. The regime's decision to change the nature of the South–North conflict into a jihad confrontation was determinative for the future of Islam in the Sudan, even though the regime's jihad discourse has been characterized by ambiguity and confusion. The Islamists have not produced a policy statement or a juristic work addressing the status of non-Muslims in the Sharica-based state and society they envisage, in spite of the 1991 Criminal Act and the 1998 Constitution of the Republic of Sudan. As a result, non-Muslims in Sudan are facing a difficult and testing time. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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