Mahmud Tarzi

Mahmud Tarzi

Mahmūd Bēg Tarzī (Pashto: محمود طرزۍ‎, Persian: محمود بیگ طرزی‎; August 23, 1865 – November 22, 1933) was one of Afghanistan's greatest intellectuals. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism. As a great modern thinker, he became a key figure in the history of Afghanistan, following the lead of Kemal Ataturk in Turkey by working for modernization and secularization, and strongly opposing religious extremism and obscurantism. Tarzi emulated the Young Turks coalition.

Read more about Mahmud Tarzi:  Early Years, Journalism and Poetry, Politics, Social Justice and Equality, Final Years, Mahmud Tarzi Cultural Foundation