THE JADIDS' STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE

The Jadidism movement, its function in education, and its progressive ideals of enlightenment are highlighted in this article. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Jadidism movement arose in Central Asia as an enlightenment movement. Its founders wanted to eradicate illiteracy and advance society by combining secular and religious knowledge. The article examines Mahmudhoja Behbudi’s and other Jadids’ attempts to educate and increase public awareness through the creation of new-method schools, newspaper and journal publishing, and play staging. The Jadids’ fight against colonialism, the persecution and repression they endured under the Soviet Union, and their goals for national liberation are also covered. The significance of researching and taking lessons from the Jadids’ legacy in contemporary Uzbekistan is emphasised in the article.