The Making Of An Islamic Political Leader
Author | : Muḥammad al-Hāshimī Ḥāmidī |
Publisher | : Westview Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1998-05-14 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015040379284 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Contains four interviews conducted in 1987, 1994, 1996, and 1997 with Sudanese Islamic leader Turabi, as well as a paper by Turabi about the future priorities of Islamic movements and a brief biographical essay. Topics addressed in the interviews include the rise of the National Islamic Front, the movement's attitude towards the role of women in Islamic work, issues of reform, Turabi's role in the National Salvation Revolution of July 1989, his views on a number of past and present Sudanese political figures, his relations with the West, his views of U.S. policy towards Sudan, and the relationship of the Islamic/Arabic regime with African Sudanese in the South. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR