Many so called the
educated and tribal chiefs employed within the Pakistan and Iranian collaborators
systems are hardly nationalist at all. Such individual and group have opposed nationalism
that is a challenge to the colonial states and threats to their authorities and
interests.
Not all tribal leaders are collaborators; therefore
nationalist might seek an alliance with traditionalist. The modernists’
nationalist may take a lead in developing and manage to bring many local tribal
leaders, community leaders, unionist and local organisations into movement for
national liberation.
Some traditional
elites may adapt to nationalist demand and join the struggle and take leading
role for the national liberation from original movement on order to strength
their position. After all the noblemen have the traditional organisation, votes
and money which can be utilised for the national liberation. The struggle for national liberation is not a
class conflict; it is struggle between (us) the Baluch nation, (them) the
occupiers of the Baluch land.
Religion
Generally religious authority has been hostile to secular
nationalism. However the Baluch religious authorities are against Baluchistan’s
colonisation by Persian Shiite Empire. The religion and politic are two
distinct sphere of community activity the boundaries between two are not clear.
The nationalist and
religion found themselves opposing the same enemy. The religion authorities
found themselves as an oppressed religious minority and the Baluch nationalist
found themselves an oppressed nation by the same enemy. some nation claim
founded only on religious bases.
Some people see a religion and nationalism as inseparable especially
when Iranian regime persecute Baluch nation as a bastion of movement against Persian
Shiite Empire. The religious authorities can play an important role in the
nationalist movement. In the end there are organisation and ideological
differences between nationalism and religious authorities.
Appendix;
Safavid a Turk tribe seceded from the Ottoman Empire on the
bases of religious difference 1501-1502. The Ottoman Empire was Sunni and
Safavid establish the Shiite empire on ruined of the Persian Empire.
Mehrab. sarjov
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