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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Published in:Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Main Author: Mahmoud, Mohamed (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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
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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.
ISSN:0959-6410
Contains:In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09596410701214241