Hassan abdallah alturabi was an islamist sudanese politician and a longtime advisor to incumbent sudanese president omar albashir. Hassan alturabi is seen as the man who introduced sharia in sudan. This book consists of a series of interviews conducted by the author with hassan alturabi over a period of one decade. Khartoum, sudan hassan alturabi, the sudanese islamist who played a central role in the 1989 coup that brought president omar albashir to power and who once hosted osama bin laden, died on. Obl and friends, as well as the cia and the fbi, feature in this work of reportage. Alabad alghaibah fi azmat darfur the hidden dimensions of the darfur crisis. He was involved in the imposition of strict islamic law, and was an early. Hasan also hassan abdullah alturabi was born in 1932 in the city of kasala, sudan to a sunni muslim family of religious learning and traditions. Biographers of hasan alturabi, the leader of the islamic revival in sudan, are inclined to see his fundamentalism as an expression of the. Over the course of his more than 40yearlong political career, he has surprised both supporters and critics alike with his frequent policy shifts. Link to this page view link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. Hassan alturabi and the islamist state ranks as one of the best, most uptodate, and comprehensive, studies on the subject. This book is not a typical biography of hasan alturabi. He has been called one of the most important figures in modern sudanese politics.
The entry on alturabi in this volume hassan alturabi. Hassan alturabi was arrested and imprisoned along with other civilian leaders after the 1989 coup that first brought albashir to power. Dr said from america in memory of hassan alturabi in. His book is a skilful reconstruction of the lives of the main characters involved in what is now an old story. Hassan alturabi, sudan opposition leader who hosted osama. These books can be best read by adobe acrobat reader or smartly read in apple ipadipodiphone using ibooks application. Hassan alturabi, sudanese scholar and islamist leader, holds a ph. Noted for his scholastic brilliance, he was able to memorise the entire quran and wrote prolifically on sharia law, as in his seminal book, alsiyasa walhukm politics and governance. Sudanese parliament speaker hassan al turabis book islam, the worlds future by the middle east. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. The sudanese politician hassan alturabi, who has died aged 84, was africas most active contemporary islamic ideologue.
He studied law in sudan and london before receiving a doctorate from the sorbonne. Abu dhabi emirates centre for strategic studies and research. This article examines the islamic ideology of hasan alturabi. Hassan abdallah alturabi counter extremism project. This book is not a typical biography of hasan al turabi. Born in 1932 in the town of wad alturabi, hassan alturabi led the islamic fundamentalist movement, the national islamic front nif, which was influential in moving the sudan toward being an islamic state based on islamic law. Hassan abdallah alturabi is a sudanese opposition leader and prominent sunni muslim, who advocates an islamic state and is critical of western secularism.
In it the authors offer a multifaceted scholarly analysis of sudans domestic and foreign policies during turabis decadelong era in power. Sudans hassan alturabi once advocated for the execution of another islamic scholar for being too liberal. It is a project in the study of a sudanese human experience at the heart of which hasan alturabi was an actor, a victim and a victimizer. Turabi, hasan al1932 hasan alturabi is an important sudanese islamic thinker and politician. Hassan alturabi, the sudanese islamist who played a key role in the 1989 coup that brought president omar albashir to power and who once hosted osama bin laden, has died at the age of 84. It is a project in the study of a sudanese human experience at the heart of which hasan al turabi was an actor, a victim and a victimizer. His book on politics and governance from an islamic point of view changed many of the orthodox understandings of practicing islam in government, and his students, disciples and readers drew from. Business business, international news, opinion and commentary bibliography legislators interviews.
The major leader of the sudans islamic fundamentalist movement, hassan abdullah alturabi born 1932, served the sudan in various capacities. He served as speaker of the national assembly serving from 1996. Hassan alturabi biography, birth date, birth place and. Turabi, hassan abdallah al article about turabi, hassan. Al turabi commented on the recent price rises in sudan stating it could result at a popular uprising if the. But you still see most of the islamic world in its stagnation, backwardness, and traditions quoting blindly without reading the koran. Hassan alturabi invited osama bin laden to stay in sudan in the 1990s.
Said, hassan alturabi, and tawfeeq eltayeb founded the muslim students organization in europe in 1964, while dr. Hassan al turabi, a graduate of khartoum university school of law and of the sorbonne, became a leader of the sudanese muslim brotherhood in the early 1960s. April 24, 2019 hassan alturabi, islamism, omar albashir, sudan. Alturabi came to prominence in 1964, as a leading figure in the nonviolent popular revolution that toppled the conservative military dictatorship in october that year. It also includes a paper turabi delivered at a conference held in algiers in may, 1990, that envisions the future of islam. Dialogue with hassan alturabi reveals enigmatic, complex. Alturabi was leader of what was called the national islamic front nif. Immediately download the hassan alturabi summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching hassan alturabi. Hassan alturabi and the islamist state is an update of the original 2003 volume with a new title and an additional chapter. Hasan alturabi 19322016 was seen as one of the most influential figures in modern sudanese history and politics. It is recommended that if you dont already have it.
Hassan alturabi was born on february 1, 1932 in kassala, sudan as hassan abdullah alturabi. It also sheds interesting light on alturabi s background and family history. Some of these views were already expressed decades ago, and have appeared in books. Hassan alturabi islamic studies oxford bibliographies. Hassan alturabi is a man of many faces and one of the most dazzling personalities active in the sphere of political islam. During an active political life of some 40 years, he has been imprisoned or held under house arrest on several occasions. Hassan albannas younger brother, gamal albanna, was a more liberal scholar and proponent of islamic reform. Hassan abdullah alturabithe major leader of the sudans islamic fundamentalist movement, hassan abdullah alturabi born 1932, served the sudan in various capacities. The islamist behind sudans throne hassan alturabi remade his once cosmopolitan country into a strict islamic state.
Al turabi was again arrested in mid may 2010, but was released on 1 july 2010. Speech by hassan alturabi, which was broadcast on aljazeera tv excerpt. Millard burr and the late robert collins have vast firsthand knowledge, stemming from different fields of engagement, academic disciplines and from direct personal involvement. Source for information on hassan abdullah alturabi. On 18 january 2011, security forces arrested hassan alturabi from khartoum, presumably at the wake of the recent instability in sudans politics. His book on politics and governance from an islamic point of view changed many of the orthodox understandings. He has been called one of the most influential figures in modern sudanese politics, and a longtime hardline ideological leader. Hassan alturabi simple english wikipedia, the free. It charts the factors that influenced the evolution of his ideology and discusses his thoughts on issues such as the islamic state, democracy, human rights, art, and nonmuslims. Said was a medical student at granada university in spain and alturabi was a. He was involved in the imposition of strict islamic law, and was an early mentor of osama bin laden as the longtime power behind the throne of sudans despotic leader omar bashir, turabi gave safe haven to bin laden in sudan from 1990 to 1996. This book, based on extensive research and a thorough analysis of alturabis own writings, provides a comprehensive study of the upbringing, ideas and political career of the islamist intellectual and political leader. In sudans 1986 elections, he led the national islamic front nif, a new faction of the muslim brotherhood that sought to create an islamic state in sudan, to third place in the sudanese.
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