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“This is not Your Time Here” Islamic Fundamentalism and Art in Sudan: An African Artist Interviewed
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 August 2021
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Among the changes and currents in the politics of African nations today are some the West “approves of,” for example, the trend toward multi-party systems. Others threaten civil liberties and the establishment of democratic states, in particular, the freedom of artistic expression implied in liberal democracy. “Islamic Fundamentalism” is seen by many in the West as especially threatening.
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Constance L. Kirker teaches Art and Art History at Penn State University Delaware County in Media, where in 1991-92 she helped coordinate the Cultures of Africa program. Ahmed A. Elmardi is a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1991-92.
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