Sudanese Islamist movement
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The Sudanese Islamist movement is a political and religious current in Sudan that seeks to organize society and the state according to Islamic principles, playing a major role in the country’s modern political history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist movement
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political movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Sudanese military officers in 1989 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Darfur conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough | 1989 Sudanese coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledParty |
National Congress Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Islamic Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
authoritarian governance
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gender discrimination in law and practice ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
| currentStatus | remains influential in Sudanese politics and society despite loss of formal power ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| facedSetback | 2018–2019 Sudanese revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
Islamization of state institutions
ⓘ
implementation of Islamic law in Sudan ⓘ restructuring society according to Islamic principles ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Islamic Charter Front
NERFINISHED
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National Congress Party NERFINISHED ⓘ National Islamic Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Popular Congress Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan Islamic Movement (al‑Haraka al‑Islamiyya al‑Sudaniyya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Islamism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Islamization of education curriculum
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Islamization of legal system in Sudan ⓘ creation of Popular Defence Forces ⓘ expansion of Islamic banking in Sudan ⓘ introduction of sharia‑based criminal laws ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic revivalism of the 20th century
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Muslim Brotherhood ideology NERFINISHED ⓘ Salafi thought ⓘ |
| lostPower | overthrow of Omar al‑Bashir in April 2019 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ali Osman Mohamed Taha
NERFINISHED
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Ghazi Salahuddin al‑Atabani NERFINISHED ⓘ Hassan al‑Turabi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nafi Ali Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ Omar al‑Bashir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Sudanese leftist parties
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Sudanese professional associations ⓘ Sudanese rebel movements in the peripheries ⓘ Sudanese secular parties ⓘ |
| politicalPeak | 1989–2019 ⓘ |
| positionOnDemocracy | advocates Islamic democracy or shura ⓘ |
| positionOnSecularism | opposes secular state in Sudan ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Islamist student organizations in Sudanese universities
ⓘ
segments of urban middle class in Sudan ⓘ |
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