THE INTERSECTION OF PAN-ISLAMISM, NATIONALISM, AND MODERNISM IN AFGHANISTAN’S PRESS IN INDEPENDENCE ERA: A THEMATIC CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AMAN-E-AFGHAN WEEKLY

Qurban Hussain Pamirzad

doi:10.21154/qaulan.v5i1.8699

Qurban Hussain Pamirzad PhD candidate, Xi'an Jiaotong University

https://doi.org/10.21154/qaulan.v5i1.8699

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Keywords: Afghanistan’s media, Aman-e-Afghan, Pan-Islamism, Nationalism, Modernism.

Abstract

This study employed a qualitative thematic content analysis to explore Afghanistan’s press coverage in the independence era to examine the interconnectedness of religion, national identity, and progressiveness. Using 80 issues of the Aman-e-Afghan publication, which was the official organ of Amanullah Khan’s government 1919-1929, this study found that from the content and publishing policy perspective, this publication continued the path of Siraj-ul-Akhbar advocating pan-Islamism, nationalism, and modernism. This study also shows that pan-Islamism advocating Muslim unity in this publication was motivated by the Muslim countries suffering from imperialism, while nationalism was inspired by the desire to build a cohesive nation, although ethnocentric. Additionally, this publication tried to reconcile tradition and modernity by promoting education, lawfulness, and legislation to lead the country toward modernization.

Author Biography

Qurban Hussain Pamirzad, PhD candidate, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Assistant professor in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. Currently doing his PhD in new media and social governance in Xi'an Jiaotong University in China.

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THE INTERSECTION OF PAN-ISLAMISM, NATIONALISM, AND MODERNISM IN AFGHANISTAN’S PRESS IN INDEPENDENCE ERA: A THEMATIC CONTENT ANALYSIS OF AMAN-E-AFGHAN WEEKLY

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