Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan
Significant geopolitical changes taking place in the modern world in recent decades urge us to take a fresh look at the role of Islam and the clergy in the political processes of a number of countries of the Muslim world. This perspective is especially relevant vis--vis Afghanistan where a fierce wa...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2020-12-01
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| description | Significant geopolitical changes taking place in the modern world in recent decades urge us to take a fresh look at the role of Islam and the clergy in the political processes of a number of countries of the Muslim world. This perspective is especially relevant vis--vis Afghanistan where a fierce war is being waged under the slogans of Islam for more than four decades. The purpose of this research is an in-depth study of the relationship between the state and the Muslim clergy, Islamic institutions in the development of political processes in Afghanistan since the mid-70s of the last century. The article reflects shaping of the Islamic opposition and its efforts to stand up to innovations and reforms during attempts of the Soviet stile modernization in 1978-1992, and then the efforts to democratize Afghan society, undertaken in Afghanistan since the end of 2001 with the assistance of the international community. The work is based on the study of factual historical material, a chronicle of the events of the last decade and personal observations of the author during his work in Afghanistan during the mentioned period. Analytical materials published on the pages of English and Russian mass media were used. The methodological basis of this study is the comparative historical method; the article is based on the principles of historicism, reliability and scientific objectivity. The author concludes that the conflict is based on mistakes and underestimation by the state the role and influence of the Muslim clergy and Islamic institutions of the country. It has been noted that the recently reached US - Taliban agreements, as well as the assistance of such influential players as Russia, sparkle hope for the launch of a direct inter-Afghan negotiation process, which most likely will not be as simple but thorny. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-899915e0d793428bb836c03e368311532023-02-02T17:59:47ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)Vestnik RUDN. International Relations2313-06602313-06792020-12-0120474776210.22363/2313-0660-2020-20-4-747-76219614Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from UzbekistanAbdusamat Akhatovich Khaydarov0Tashkent State University of Oriental StudiesSignificant geopolitical changes taking place in the modern world in recent decades urge us to take a fresh look at the role of Islam and the clergy in the political processes of a number of countries of the Muslim world. This perspective is especially relevant vis--vis Afghanistan where a fierce war is being waged under the slogans of Islam for more than four decades. The purpose of this research is an in-depth study of the relationship between the state and the Muslim clergy, Islamic institutions in the development of political processes in Afghanistan since the mid-70s of the last century. The article reflects shaping of the Islamic opposition and its efforts to stand up to innovations and reforms during attempts of the Soviet stile modernization in 1978-1992, and then the efforts to democratize Afghan society, undertaken in Afghanistan since the end of 2001 with the assistance of the international community. The work is based on the study of factual historical material, a chronicle of the events of the last decade and personal observations of the author during his work in Afghanistan during the mentioned period. Analytical materials published on the pages of English and Russian mass media were used. The methodological basis of this study is the comparative historical method; the article is based on the principles of historicism, reliability and scientific objectivity. The author concludes that the conflict is based on mistakes and underestimation by the state the role and influence of the Muslim clergy and Islamic institutions of the country. It has been noted that the recently reached US - Taliban agreements, as well as the assistance of such influential players as Russia, sparkle hope for the launch of a direct inter-Afghan negotiation process, which most likely will not be as simple but thorny.http://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/viewFile/25280/18924afghanistanislammuslim clergyislamic oppositionsufi ordersmujahedeentaliban (forbidden in russia) |
| spellingShingle | Abdusamat Akhatovich Khaydarov Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan Vestnik RUDN. International Relations afghanistan islam muslim clergy islamic opposition sufi orders mujahedeen taliban (forbidden in russia) |
| title | Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan |
| title_full | Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan |
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| title_short | Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan |
| title_sort | muslim clergy vs authority in contemporary afghanistan view from uzbekistan |
| topic | afghanistan islam muslim clergy islamic opposition sufi orders mujahedeen taliban (forbidden in russia) |
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