Qawm

Qawm

Qawm is an Arabic protean term used in Afghanistan to refer to any form of solidarity. It may be based on kinship, residence or occupation. It is sometimes referred to as one’s “tribe.”

Afghans identify themselves by qawm, rather than by tribe or nationality. One's qawm identity is based on kinship, residence, and sometimes occupation. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBS/is_1_28/ai_82351490] Although "qawm" is sometimes translated into English as "tribe," the qawm relationship may cross tribal or even ethnic boundaries. The qawm is the basic unit of social community in Afghanistan, which has added to the challenge of creating a national identity in that nation. A qawm is typically governed by jirga or shura (a council or assembly of elder males).

ee also

* Goodson, Larry. "Afghanistan's Endless War." University of Washington Press, 2001. ISBN 0-295-98050-8

External links

* [http://www.gl.iit.edu/govdocs/afghanistan/EthnicityAndTribe.html Ethnicity and Tribe in Afghanistan]
* [http://countrystudies.us/afghanistan/37.htm Afghan social structure]


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