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Book Chapter | Feb 2026

Divide and rule: the Islamists and inequality in Sudan

Munzoul Assal (2026)
in Barbara Casciarri, Alice Franck, and Mohamed Bakhit: The revolution continues: December's long march for a fairer Sudan. London: Palgrave Macmillan
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98103-6_3

The chapter analyses the Islamists role in creating and deepening inequality in Sudan. The chpater focuses on internal rifts, corruption, and the manipulatin of ethnic and political fabric in Sudan in a bid to consolidate and entrench power. The Islamists' polcies of divide and rule not only divided Sudan but also led to divisions among the Islamists, and to their downfall in 2019.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98103-6_3

Munzoul Assal

Professor
  • munzoul.assal@cmi.no
  • @Munzoul

Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC)

Dec 2022 - Dec 2026
  • Sudan

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From war economy to peace economy: The role of youth in peacebuilding in Sudan

Amro Awad Ali Osman

Blog post | Mar 2026

The $200 barrel shock: Protecting Sudan's displaced and host communities amid global energy insecurity

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