Islam within the Afghan resistance and the Kabul regime
After having summarized the history of Islam in Afghanistan the author assesses its role in the country today. Diverse ethnic and linguistic groups are loosely held together by their common religion. The division between them is aggravated by government favoritism toward certain key groups, and offe...
| Published in: | WUFA |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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1990
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| In: |
WUFA
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| Further subjects: | B
Afghanistan
B Afghanistan Islam Islam and politics Volksgruppe / Ethnische Bevölkerungsgruppe Population group B Islam B Islam and politics B Population group B Politischer Widerstand B Ethnic group |
| Summary: | After having summarized the history of Islam in Afghanistan the author assesses its role in the country today. Diverse ethnic and linguistic groups are loosely held together by their common religion. The division between them is aggravated by government favoritism toward certain key groups, and offers of ethnic autonomy if they desist from resistance activities (in the case of the Hazaras). Attacks by the government on Islam resulted in a strengthening of the resistance, a fact which caused the government to reassess its position on religion and adopt an "Islamic" face. The author holds, however, that the regime's use of Islam will not unify the country because the true Islamic leaders are found in the resistance. (DÜI-Kwe) |
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| Contains: | In: Writers Union of Free Afghanistan, WUFA
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