Research Note: Hassan al-Turabi, Osama bin Laden, and Al Qaeda in Sudan

Maxwell Taylor; M E ElBushra

doi:10.1080/09546550600752022

Research Note: Hassan al-Turabi, Osama bin Laden, and Al Qaeda in Sudan

Maxwell Taylor, M E ElBushra

School of International Relations

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This research note explores the events and circumstances surrounding Osama bin Laden's stay in Sudan from 1991 to 1996. In particular, it discusses the role that the Sudanese politician, Hassan al-Turabi may have played in the development of bin Laden and al Qaeda. It draws particular attention to the role of the Popular Arab and Islamic Congress (PAIC) in the emergence of a distinctive form of Radical Islam and offers a preliminary discussion of the emergence of particular qualities of al Qaeda ideology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-464
Number of pages	16
Journal	Terrorism and Political Violence
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09546550600752022
Publication status	Published - Sept 2006

Keywords

al-Turabi
Osama bin Laden
Sudan
al Qaeda
PAIC

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