Islamic National Front
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The Islamic National Front (NIF) was a political party in Sudan that dominated the political scene for years after a 1989 coup. It was formerly known as the National Congress Party. The NIF's roots trace back to the Islamic Charter Front, which espoused principles of the Muslim Brotherhood. Despite lacking widespread popularity, the NIF, under \u1e24asan al-Tur\u0101b\u012b, methodically worked to gain control of the Sudanese government. By the 1980s, the NIF had infiltrated key sectors of the country, including the military and civil service. The party was eventually disbanded in 2019 following a coup.123
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SudanThe rise of Muslim fundamentalism…of the party, renamed the Islamic National Front (NIF). Turābī methodically charted the Brotherhood and the NIF on a course of action designed to seize control of the Sudanese government despite the Muslim fundamentalists’ lack of popularity with the majority of the Sudanese people. Tightly disciplined, superbly organized, and inspired…
Read More…of the party, renamed the Islamic National Front (NIF). Turābī methodically charted the Brotherhood and the NIF on a course of action designed to seize control of the Sudanese government despite the Muslim fundamentalists’ lack of popularity with the majority of the Sudanese people. Tightly disciplined, superbly organized, and inspired…
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South SudanResumption of civil war…was a vehicle for the National Islamic Front (NIF), an Islamist political party with a fundamentalist agenda. Bashir and his colleagues ruthlessly imprisoned hundreds of political opponents and vigorously continued the war in the south, limited in their efforts only by the constraints of the deteriorating national economy. The army…
Read More…was a vehicle for the National Islamic Front (NIF), an Islamist political party with a fundamentalist agenda. Bashir and his colleagues ruthlessly imprisoned hundreds of political opponents and vigorously continued the war in the south, limited in their efforts only by the constraints of the deteriorating national economy. The army…
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