In Whose Image?: Political Islam and Urban Practices in Sudan

by T. Abdou Maliqalim Simone, A.M. Simone, Abdou Simone

Book Overview

A Muslim scholar with extensive experience in Africa, T. Abdou Maliqalim Simone was recruited by the Islamic fundamentalist Shari'a Movement in Sudan to act as consultant for its project to unite Muslims and non-Muslims in Khartoum's shanty towns. Based on his interviews with hundreds of individuals during this time, plus extensive historical and archival research, In Whose Image? is a penetrating examination of the use of Islam as a tool for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226758702
• ISBN13: 9780226758701
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"