African Arguments
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Is Sudan a “Post Islamist” State? III
This last few days, this blog has launched a discussion on political Islam in Sudan, focusing on the recent book The First Islamist Republic: ... -
Is Sudan a “Post-Islamist” State? II
Part II of The Sudanese Islamists’ Wars: Processes of Disintegration from Khalil to Turabi Khalil’s War The mutual hostility among the Islamists has been ... -
Is Sudan a “Post-Islamist” State?
Part I: The Sudanese Islamists’ Wars: Processes of Disintegration from al-Turabi to Khalil In an interview published on 22 May in the London based ... -
Can Sudan Survive?
The modern history of Sudan is riddled with bloodshed, destruction and squandered chances for peace and democracy. Consistently, the worst case scenario comes to ... -
Land and Power: the Case of the Zaghawa
This post is also available in French (PDF, 96KB). Land has often been described as a key motivation for the Arabs and non-Arabs who ... -
Examining the Rebels–At Last
In the wake of JEM’s attack on Omdurman, a number of correspondents have urged closer, critical examination of the rebel movements. This is long ... -
The “Responsibility to Protect” is Just a Slogan
The text of my presentation to the BBC’s World Tonight last week is now available online. (With a sentence added to reflect JEM’s attack ... -
De Waal Continues Misleading the World on Darfur
Posted on behalf of Abdullahi al Tom. I am dismayed by de Waal’s venomous article on JEM’s invasion of Omdurman code-named “Operation Long Arm”. ... -
Darfur: A New History of a Long War
A completely revised and updated (to January 2008) version of the book written by Julie Flint and myself is official launched this week. It’s ... -
Attack on Khartoum: The Ramifications for Sudan
Last Saturday’s attack on Omdurman represented a serious development in Sudanese politics, with significant ramifications that may impact the entire country. Since its independence ...