Books by Abdullahi Gallab
It might be a rarity to attend a conversation among any group of Sudanese intellectuals, politici... more It might be a rarity to attend a conversation among any group of Sudanese intellectuals, politicians or knowledge workers about the Sudanese condition without mentioning Abdullahi Ali Ibrahim. With a reputation of high intelligence, prolific or over production of writings, some time combative, Abdullahi has been treated all the time as a one of the very serious contributors to the Sudanese discourse within its different fields: political thought, academic contribution, journalist opinion writing, and in shaping the thoughts and contributions to both creative arts, performance and writing. For about half a century in Sudanese intellectual lime light and more than fifteen books in Arabic and English; more than six theatrical and short story works and an innumerable academic papers and opinion articles in addition to radio and TV and newspaper interviews, it might be important to undertake a clear-eyed look clear at the Sudanese post-October revolution through his creative and intellectual contribution. Abdullahi emerged at an early age as an activist and a creative writer. He was an important member of the University of Khartoum Students Union, a member of رﻃﺶ Communist Students Committee, secretary of the University of Khartoum writers association, a member of of the historic panel on the 9 th of September 1964 that paved the way for escalating developments that led to October Revolution. Many would agree with Abdullahi that young Hasan al-Turabi had stolen the show of that event. Nevertheless Ibrahim emerged, after, as an instrumental figure within what I call the community of intimate conversation in which the twin forces of social change: October and modernity, created a new resource for the political thought, social practice and debates beyond and within anthropology and history. Every aspect and all
Papers by Abdullahi Gallab
Sudan Studies Association Conference, 2001
... Mohamed Wardi and the Reinvention of the Everyday Language. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: ...
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2015
A Civil Society Deferred chronicles the socio-political history and development of violence in th... more A Civil Society Deferred chronicles the socio-political history and development of violence in the Sudan and explores how it has crippled the state, retarded the development of a national identity, and ravaged the social and material life of its citizens. It offers the first detailed case studies of the development of both a colonial and postcolonial Sudanese state and grounds the violence that grips the country within the conflict between imperial rule and a resisting civil society. Abdullahi Gallab establishes his discussion around three forms of violence: decentralised (individual actors using targets as a means to express a particular grievance); centralised (violence enacted illegitimately by state actors); and ""home-brewed"" (violence among local actors toward other local actors). The Turkiyya, the Mahdiyya, the Anglo-Egyptian, and the postcolonial states have all taken each of these forms to a degree never before experienced. The same is true for the various social and political hierarchies in the country, the Islamists, and the opposing resistance groups and liberation movements. These dichotomies have led to the creation of a political centre that has sought to extend power and exploit the margins of Sudanese society. Drawing from academic, archival, and a variety of oral and written material, as well as personal experience, Gallab offers an original examination of identity and social formation in the region.
The performance of the Islamist state in the Sudan shows clear signs of disintegration. Its total... more The performance of the Islamist state in the Sudan shows clear signs of disintegration. Its totalitarian grip over the country and its population is dramatically restrained by internal and external factors that have been working together since the regime's formative years. Despite the religious nature of the regime's ideology, religion has played a key role in the discourse of its opponents. The paper outlines some of the factors that have contributed to the regime's disintegration.
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New Political Science, 2001
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Sociology of Religion, 2012
... Even more worrying, there was a gleam in the minister's eyes: at last, he had found some... more ... Even more worrying, there was a gleam in the minister's eyes: at last, he had found someone who truly shared his faith. ... The newcomers reconciled not so much faith and reason as faith and logicwhich are much more effective. ...
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Books by Abdullahi Gallab
Papers by Abdullahi Gallab