The Jadid Movement: Uzbekistan's Forgotten Reformers

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a group of Central Asian intellectuals known as the Jadids sought to modernize Muslim society through education, press, and political reform. This episode focuses on the movement's origins in the Russian Empire's Turkestan region, particularly in Uzbekistan's cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, and Kokand. We explore key figures like Mahmud Khoja Behbudi, who founded the first Jadid school in Samarkand in 1893, and writer Abdulla Avloni, who argued for a new curriculum blending Islamic studies with modern sciences. The conversation covers the Jadids' publishing efforts, including the newspaper 'Tarjimon' in Crimea and 'Sadoi Turkiston' in Tashkent, and their tragic fate under both Tsarist repression and later Soviet purges, especially during the 1930s when many Jadids were executed or exiled. We also touch on their legacy in shaping modern Uzbek identity and language reform.

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