The Poetry of the Emirate: From insurgent war propaganda to state-sponsored PR
Sabawoon Samim
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Poetry forms a rich and popular strand of Afghan culture that can have real influence on society, and the Taleban, as insurgents, and now as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have drawn on this. During the insurgency, poetry was an important propaganda tool used to promote jihad, mock the ‘invaders’ and venerate the martyrs. […]
Context and Culture
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