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The Islamic Policy of Portuguese Colonial Mozambique, 1960–1973

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Drawing its information from different documents in Portuguese and French archives, this article examines the evolution of Portuguese colonial policies towards Islam, focusing on the special case of Mozambique. Such policies evolved from an attitude of neglect and open repression, prevalent in the early years of the colonial war that broke out in 1965, when Muslims were perceived as the main supporters of the anti-colonial guerrilla in northern Mozambique, to an approach that tried to isolate ‘African Muslims’ from foreign influences in order to align them with the Portuguese. The article analyses the latter strategy, assessing its successes and failures, and the contributions made by several of those who were involved.

Source: The Historical Journal

DOI: 10.1017/s0018246x12000258

Author: MÁRIO MACHAQUEIRO

Institutions: Centre for Research in Anthropology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Language: English

Topic: African history and culture studies

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2117265806

FWCI: 4.593

Cites: 21

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10