Sayyid Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi: a frustrating fulfilment of a dream, 1947-56. From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Frank Cass & Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

As argued in the latest piece of my discourse on Neo-Mahdism, the Umma bloc reacted violently to what they considered British 'betrayal' in the Sidqi-Bevin Protocol of October 1946. (1) But just a couple of years later, they witnessed and experienced real and wholesale sell-out by their so-called friends, notwithstanding an extensive diplomatic offensive masterminded by their leader, Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi, since late 1946 to exhibit his trustworthiness, and that of his movement. This article explores the underlying factors and course of these dramatic developments over a decade ...

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