'Jihad Literacy': The Legacy of Us-Sponsored Textbooks for Afghan Children
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| Title: | 'Jihad Literacy': The Legacy of Us-Sponsored Textbooks for Afghan Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Nangyalai Attal, Bjorn Harald Nordtveit |
| Source: | Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 2024 45(2):274-290. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Children, Literacy Education, Textbook Publication, Politics of Education, Textbook Content, Federal Programs, International Organizations, Educational Strategies, Religious Factors, Cultural Influences, Racism, Religious Discrimination, Armed Forces, Ideology, Propaganda, Information Dissemination, Misinformation |
| Geographic Terms: | Afghanistan |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01596306.2024.2309668 |
| ISSN: | 0159-6306 1469-3739 |
| Abstract: | This paper uses critical discourse analysis and critical literacy to analyze the first in a series of literacy primers developed with US support for children in Afghanistan in the 1980s, called 'Jihad literacy'. The text is analyzed for its ideological content as related to the themes of religion, violence, and martyrdom in the historical perspective of the Cold War and the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. The paper demonstrates how the notion of 'Jihad' was subverted to promote a holy war against the Soviet invasion. The educational system supported by the US created a radical version of Islam based on violence and martyrdom, shaping the Afghan society to this day. We contend that the same or similar institutions shape current discourses as in the past and that children are the main victims of politico-economic warfare. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1416271 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This paper uses critical discourse analysis and critical literacy to analyze the first in a series of literacy primers developed with US support for children in Afghanistan in the 1980s, called 'Jihad literacy'. The text is analyzed for its ideological content as related to the themes of religion, violence, and martyrdom in the historical perspective of the Cold War and the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. The paper demonstrates how the notion of 'Jihad' was subverted to promote a holy war against the Soviet invasion. The educational system supported by the US created a radical version of Islam based on violence and martyrdom, shaping the Afghan society to this day. We contend that the same or similar institutions shape current discourses as in the past and that children are the main victims of politico-economic warfare. |
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| ISSN: | 0159-6306 1469-3739 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01596306.2024.2309668 |
