Books by Abdel Salam Sidahmed

This book offers an in-depth, timely analysis of the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and other Islamic movements in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. It examines important differences between the movements and discusses the dissimilar circumstances in which they have emerged.

"The phenomenon of political Islam continues to dominate the political and social map of the Arab world, with the increasingly open struggle between the ruling elites and Islamists becoming the main so"

A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work.

In its examination of politics and Islam in Sudan, this text answers such questions as why wasn't Islam the rallying point and battle cry of the anti-colonial movement in the Sudan, and why did the influential parties opt for an "Islamic constitution" in the 1960s?