Music and Politics in Afghanistan: An Analysis of Seven Decades of National Anthems of Different Political Regimes in the Country

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Author(s): Shugofa Dastgeer (Texas Christian University, USA)and Hamid Obaidi (Kabul University, Afghanistan)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 21
Source title: Music and Engagement in the Asian Political Space
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Uche Titus Onyebadi (Texas Christian University, USA)and Delaware Arif (University of South Alabama, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5817-1.ch006

Keywords: Civic Engagement / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Music Technologies

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This study analyzed Afghanistan's national anthems in the last seven decades. This qualitative textual analysis found that national anthems from both secular and Islamic regimes included political visions of the ruling groups. In particular, during the Taliban, the Mujahedeen, and the communist eras, the national anthems had more aggressive tones. Although the Taliban regimes are known as Islamic extremists, the national anthem of the first Taliban era did not include anything about religion; rather, it focused on the history of defeating Western occupation of Afghanistan.

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