Can Sudan, one of Africa's most diverse countries, function as an Islamic state? Mahmud Muhammad Taha posed an original answer to this question. Taha was the charismatic leader of the 'Republican Brothers and Sisters', a small group of Sudanese nationalists who called for a mystical, inclusive reinterpretation of Islam that ended traditional legal discriminations against women and non-Muslims. Taha's followers pitched his sometimes controversial mix of law and mysticism on Sudanese street corners in the 1970s. Sudanese Islamist politicians, who used a more divisive interpretation of Islam, opposed him vigorously. When they gained control of the state in the chaotic 1980s, Taha was executed. In Taha's first biography, Edward Thomas explores the life and ideas of an important Sudanese reformer who has become a symbol for resistance, tolerance and human rights.
| ISBN: | 9781848850040 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2010 |
| Author: | Edward Thomas |
| Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Genres: |
Politics and government Islam Biography: historical, political and military |
Can Sudan, one of Africa's most diverse countries, function as an Islamic state? Mahmud Muhammad Taha posed an original answer to this question. Taha was the charismatic leader of the 'Republican Brothers and Sisters', a small group of Sudanese nationalists who called for a mystical, inclusive reinterpretation of Islam that ended traditional legal discriminations against women and non-Muslims. Taha's followers pitched his sometimes controversial mix of law and mysticism on Sudanese street corners in the 1970s. Sudanese Islamist politicians, who used a more divisive interpretation of Islam, opposed him vigorously. When they gained control of the state in the chaotic 1980s, Taha was executed. In Taha's first biography, Edward Thomas explores the life and ideas of an important Sudanese reformer who has become a symbol for resistance, tolerance and human rights.
Islam's Perfect Stranger features in the following genres: Politics and government, Islam, Biography: historical, political and military
Islam's Perfect Stranger is available in Hardback
Islam's Perfect Stranger was written by Edward Thomas and published by I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Islam's Perfect Stranger has 296 pages