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Author: Abd al-Wahab Abdalla

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Abd al-Wahab Abdalla

  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    May 12, 2010
    3361
    7

    Sudan: Two Forms of Oppression and the Dilemma of the Left

    Sudan’s “ugly election” compels us to interrogate the historical evolution of the Sudanese political economy. The Sudanese political economy is imbued by structural contradiction but with ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    April 22, 2010
    2415
    3

    Sudan: The Ugly Election

    Rigging, fraud and corruption, there were. Voters excluded from the poll, last-minute registration and a roundup of voters with hastily-issued residence certificates which may or may ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    January 15, 2010
    1861
    0

    Sudan: The End of Trust

    Once upon a time, ordinary Sudanese citizens followed a set of social mores that we all understood. Everyone’s door was open – it had to be ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    September 8, 2009
    1889
    0

    On the Reactionary Nature of Sudanese Provincial “Revolutions” – Liberating the Bantustans?

    The critique of inequality and monopolization of power in Sudan follows both geographical and class dimensions. The central provinces are vastly richer and better serviced than ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    August 31, 2009
    1810
    0

    Al-Amud al-Akhdar: Strata of Conflict in Darfur’s Deep South

    The establishment, development and destruction of the settlement of al-Amud al-Akhdar in Darfur’s deep south forest belt provides a microcosm of Sudan’s modernization projects and their ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    June 16, 2009
    1807
    0

    Sudan at the Crossroads (4)

    In this posting, Abd al-Wahab Abdalla responds to the comments and criticisms received. Sudan is at the crossroads and we need to be fully cognizant which ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    June 11, 2009
    2144
    8

    Sudan at the Crossroads (3)

    The third part of my paper examines the international challenges to the dominant state-mercantile coalition in Sudan, and whether there is a genuine option of transformation ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    June 10, 2009
    2378
    0

    Sudan at the Crossroads (2)

    The second part of my paper examines the external challenges to the dominant state-mercantile coalition in Sudan, which arise from Sudanese groups excluded from the dominant ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    June 9, 2009
    2063
    0

    Sudan at the Crossroads (1)

    The Sudanese nation stands at the most momentous crossroads since its independence more than fifty years ago. The route chosen over the next twelve months will ...
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  • Politics
    By Abd al-Wahab Abdalla
    April 20, 2009
    1638
    4

    Mamdani Misrepresents the Armed Movements

    Prof. Mamdani accuses the Save Darfur campaign of being deliberately ignorant. But I read his book realising that he didn’t do his homework properly either. For ...
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