Islamism and its enemies in the Horn of Africa / Alex De Waal, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Waal, Alex

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Africa, Northeast.

Islam.

Islam--Relations--Africa, Northeast.

Relations.

Northeast Africa.

Physical Description:

xiii, 279 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2004.

Summary:

A hard-hitting and sober analysis of Islamic groups and their role in international politics.

Contents:

Introduction / Alex de Waal

On the failure and persistence of jihad / A.H. Abdel Salam and Alex de Waal

Islamism, state power and jihad in Sudan / Alex de Waal and A.H. Abdel Salam

Islamic political dynamics in the Somali civil war: before and after September 11 / Roland Marchal

Islamic N.G.O.s in Africa: the promise and peril of Islamic voluntarism / M.A. Mohamed Salih

The politics of destabilisation in the Horn, 1989-2001 / Alex de Waal

Africa, Islamism and America's 'War on Terror' after September 11 / Alex de Waal and A.H. Abdel Salam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269) and index.

ISBN:

0253216796

0253344034

OCLC:

56926863