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This article has a lot of inaccuracies and reeks of a pervasive orientalist narrative with it's primary source a non Afghan tour guide. > muezzin's call to pra
by wizwit999 5y ago
This article has a lot of inaccuracies and reeks of a pervasive orientalist narrative with it's primary source a non Afghan tour guide.
> muezzin's call to prayer of urban Afghanistan
There's nothing urban about a muezzin's call to prayer. Muezzin's call to prayer everywhere in the country.
> The lack of Sunni extremism, coupled with the corridor's physical isolation, means it's been impossible for Daesh and the Taliban to take a hold here, so the Wakhan has been spared the conflict that has blighted the rest of the country.
The quip on 'Sunni extremism' sounds like barely concealed racism. And this has aged very poorly or is woefully uninformed since the Taliban captured Ishkamkish recently and captured 5 more districts in Badakhshan this week!
- Clewza313 5y ago> Muezzin's call to prayer everywhere in the country Except in Wakhan, since (as the article notes) the Ismaelis have jamatkhanas, not mosques. No minaret, no muezzin. > The quip on 'Sunni extremism' sounds like barely concealed racism. Not really? The Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam as exported by the Saudis is the primary driver of violent Islamic movements including Islamic State, the Taliban, etc.
- wizwit999 5y agoMy friend this what I mean when Westerners speak about Muslims and Afghans without basic knowledge. Taliban are strict Hanafi Deobandis and are vehemently opposed to Wahhabis (and Daesh).