FOLLOWING THE JADIDS: THE MOVEMENT OF NATIONAL AWAKENING AND ENLIGHTENMENT

This article examines the social, political, and cultural significance of the Jadidism movement in Uzbekistan and Central Asia at the beginning of the 20th century. Changes caused by the Jadidism movement, innovations in education, political processes and culture of that period are analyzed. The goal of the Jadids was to support the scientific and cultural development of the Muslim world, as well as to ensure social justice and equality. It shows the theoretical foundations of the Jadidism movement, the views of its founders, and the influence of the movement that has continued to this day.