Comments on: Is Sudan a “Post-Islamist” State? http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/05/30/is-sudan-a-post-islamist-state/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Julie Kuol http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/05/30/is-sudan-a-post-islamist-state/comment-page-1/#comment-1837 Julie Kuol Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:40:49 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=500#comment-1837 Interesting statement from K AlMubarak above: "Those who have not been to Sudan for years are sometimes not fully aware of the genuine atmosphere of openness and freedoms"..... June 23 — Sudanese authorities confiscated an Arabic novel, Desirable Glance, dealing with Darfur atrocities claiming that the publisher had failed to obtain the appropriate permission June 19 — One of Sudan’s leading independent papers, Ajras al-Huriya, said it had not been able to publish for two days this week after Sudanese security arrived and ordered the removal of up to nine articles and columns minutes before the paper went to the printing press. June 3 - http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=27282 RSF reports that Ajras Al-Huriyya was raided by security forces and the entire issue was stopped. The same article refers to the security forces' May 26 raid on weekly Al-Midan to censor several parts of an editorial. May 16 — The Sudanese authorities closed the Arabic language Alwan newspaper conducted a raid on a daily newspaper yesterday and ordered freezing the properties and assets of Alwan on the grounds that it published a report about a missing jet Interesting statement from K AlMubarak above: “Those who have not been to Sudan for years are sometimes not fully aware of the genuine atmosphere of openness and freedoms”…..

June 23 — Sudanese authorities confiscated an Arabic novel, Desirable Glance, dealing with Darfur atrocities claiming that the publisher had failed to obtain the appropriate permission

June 19 — One of Sudan’s leading independent papers, Ajras al-Huriya, said it had not been able to publish for two days this week after Sudanese security arrived and ordered the removal of up to nine articles and columns minutes before the paper went to the printing press.

June 3 – http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=27282 RSF reports that Ajras Al-Huriyya was raided by security forces and the entire issue was stopped. The same article refers to the security forces’ May 26 raid on weekly Al-Midan to censor several parts of an editorial.

May 16 — The Sudanese authorities closed the Arabic language Alwan newspaper conducted a raid on a daily newspaper yesterday and ordered freezing the properties and assets of Alwan on the grounds that it published a report about a missing jet

]]> By: Khalid AlMubarak http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/2008/05/30/is-sudan-a-post-islamist-state/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Khalid AlMubarak Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:37:33 +0000 http://blogs.ssrc.org/darfur/?p=500#comment-1750 I am surprised that A. Gallab has not considered a perfectly feasible explanation. When the CPA was signed I have argued in more than one article that TWO projects have finally collapsed. The first, which concerns us here, is Turabi's International Vision which aimed at leading all Arabs and Muslims in a confrontational surge against the USA and its world order. A basically nationally inspired Modernisation project which is aware of its limitations and (as a result) openly inclusive has replaced the delusions of grandeur of the early 90's . There are Christian members of the NCP! Should such pragmatism be lauded or derided?The determination to reform the economy and export oil are great achievements. What is sinister about the present road-map leading to elections and a referendum? Those who have not been to Sudan for years are sometimes not fully aware of the genuine atmosphere of openness and freedoms.The former British ambassador to Sudan has acknowledged in a farewell interview that Sudan compared favourably to all its neighbours. He said that the leader of opposition in the UK has managed, during a visit to Khartoum,to meet the leader of the Communist Party of Sudan! Reading from an old script often persuades European and American journalists to write about The NIF regime and insist to draw conclusions which are based on the assumption that nothing has changed. Even the participation of the SPLM in a National Unity government won't shake their preconceived convictions! To his credit Dr Gallab does not fall into this error; but I expected him to give credit where credit is due. In practical politics political parties have a duty to evolve . If they do not do so they face a situation similar to that which Democratic Unionists are now facing. I am surprised that A. Gallab has not considered a perfectly feasible explanation. When the CPA was signed I have argued in more than one article that TWO projects have finally collapsed. The first, which concerns us here, is Turabi’s International Vision which aimed at leading all Arabs and Muslims in a confrontational surge against the USA and its world order. A basically nationally inspired Modernisation project which is aware of its limitations and (as a result) openly inclusive has replaced the delusions of grandeur of the early 90’s . There are Christian members of the NCP! Should such pragmatism be lauded or derided?The determination to reform the economy and export oil are great achievements. What is sinister about the present road-map leading to elections and a referendum? Those who have not been to Sudan for years are sometimes not fully aware of the genuine atmosphere of openness and freedoms.The former British ambassador to Sudan has acknowledged in a farewell interview that Sudan compared favourably to all its neighbours. He said that the leader of opposition in the UK has managed, during a visit to Khartoum,to meet the leader of the Communist Party of Sudan! Reading from an old script often persuades European and American journalists to write about The NIF regime and insist to draw conclusions which are based on the assumption that nothing has changed. Even the participation of the SPLM in a National Unity government won’t shake their preconceived convictions! To his credit Dr Gallab does not fall into this error; but I expected him to give credit where credit is due. In practical politics political parties have a duty to evolve . If they do not do so they face a situation similar to that which Democratic Unionists are now facing.

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