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Ashiggāʾ Party

political party, Sudan

Also known as: Ashiqqāʾ Party, Brothers Party

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establishment by Azharī

In Ismāʿīl al-Azharī
…the Congress, al-Azharī organized the Ashiggāʾ (“Brothers”) party; his opposition to the British proposal for self-government in the Sudan brought about his arrest in December 1948.
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role in Sudan

In Sudan: The growth of national consciousness
…the Congress and organized the Ashiqqāʾ (Brothers), the first genuine political party in the Sudan. Seeing the initiative pass to the militants, the moderates formed the Ummah (Nation) Party under the patronage of Sayyid ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Mahdī, the posthumous son of the Mahdī, with the intention of cooperating with the…
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