Muslim Clergy vs. Authority in Contemporary Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan
Journal: Vestnik RUDN International Relations
Year: 2020

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 instituti