Afghanistan Emergence of Modern Islamic Thought

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Afghanistan - Emergence of Modern Islamic Thought

Emergence of modern islamic thought

Post-traditional Islamic politics in Afghanistan began in the late 1950s among Islamic theologians teaching at Kabul University. A small coterie of scholars, led by Ghulam Muhammad Niazi, who had taken advanced studies at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, gradually attracted students interested in Islam as a modern ideology. Ever sensitive to religious involvement in politics, then Prime Minister Muhammad Daud arrested leaders in the group and forced it underground. During the next decade, the university expanded rapidly. Students from outside Kabul came into increasing contact with the theologians who had been released from prison during the constitutional reforms.

 
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Islamic Modernism - Wikipedia
Wikipedia:WikiProject Library of Congress Country Studies
The Shadows of 'Islamic State' in Afghanistan: What threat
Afghanistan country profile - BBC News
Afghanistan | International Encyclopedia of the First


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