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Dunn, Ross E.Banditry in Islam: Case Studies from Morocco, Algeria, and the Pakistan North West Frontier. (book reviews)
International Journal of African Historical Studies v22, n2 (Spring, 1989):303 (2 pages). Pub Type: Review.
Entelis, John P. Political Islam in Algeria: the nonviolent dimension. Current History v94, n588 (Jan, 1995):13 (5 pages). Abstract: While much attention has been placed on violent Islamic radicals in Algeria, the country has long had Islamic moderates who sought power through political means. Their time may be running out though, as the standoff with the nation's secular government increases frustrations.
Entelis, John P.; Arone, Lisa J. Algeria in turmoil: Islam, democracy and the state. Middle East Policy v1, n2 (Spring, 1992):23 (13 pages). Abstract: Algerian democratic reforms are being hindered by the political orientation of the state. Despite increased public support for democratic reforms, the government and the military continue to hold on to their authoritarian position, harassing opposition groups such as the Islamic Salvation Front. The government's National Liberation Front (NFL) continues to fare badly in national elections. The autocratic attitude of the government, the army and the NFL must be changed for the democratic process to function in Algeria.
Evans, Martin. Algeria: thirty years on. History Today v42 (July, 1992):4 (3 pages). Abstract: Algeria has gone through both boom and bust times since its independence from France in 1962. Over a million Algerians died in the fight to rule themselves. The party that led the revolution, the National Liberation Front (FLN) fell from power in the late 1980s and is now generally despised.
Man, Igor. Islam is the only road to salvation. (interview with Ahmed Ben Bella of Algeria)(Interview) New Perspectives Quarterly v12, n3 (Summer, 1995):42 (2 pages). Pub Type: Interview. Abstract: Peace will reign in Algeria only if the country embraces Islam under a democratic society. Neither the warring military government nor the Islamic front is thus seen to win the civil war.
Mortimer, Robert A. Algeria: the clash between Islam, democracy and the military. Current History v92, n570 (Jan, 1993):37 (5 pages). Abstract: A military coup deposed Pres Chadli Bendjedid in Jan 1992 and drove the popular political party the Islamic Salvation Front underground. Bendjedid was trying to liberalize Algerian politics, but the nation has historically tended toward military rule.
Mortimer, Robert. Islam and multiparty politics in Algeria. Middle East Journal v45, n4 (Autumn, 1991):575 (19 pages).
Roberts, Hugh. The Algerian state and the challenge of democracy. Government and Opposition v27, n4 (Autumn, 1992):433 (22 pages). Abstract: Western observers of Algerian politics have imposed certain conceptual frameworks which are alien to Algeria in their analyses, and generally failed to account for the particular forces driving Algerian politics. Politics has been simplistically regarded as driven by economic determinism, and the National Liberation Front has been treated as though it were a party rather than an organ of the state. The analogy with Iran is also false because the Algerian state is not as completely antagonistic toward Islam as the Iranian monarchy was, and is regarded as legitimate by nationalists.
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