The Similarities Between the Style and Views of Ahmed Al-Qadidi and Irshad Ahmad Haqqani

أوجه التشابه بين أسلوب وآراء أحمد القديدي وإرشاد أحمد حقاني

Abstract

This article presents a comparative reading of the journalistic language and intellectual orientations associated with Ahmed Al-Qadidi and Irshad Ahmad Haqqani. Rather than treating their writings as identical, the study identifies recurring points of convergence within two different national, linguistic, and political environments. The comparison indicates that both writers employ journalism as a form of public intervention: they comment on social and political conditions, question established practices, and connect contemporary problems with questions of identity, justice, reform, and collective responsibility. Their prose is generally accessible, although the manner of achieving accessibility differs. Al-Qadidi tends toward a more literary and historically informed Arabic style, whereas Haqqani is more immediately direct and closer to the everyday reader. The article also examines their treatment of social justice, democracy and human rights, cultural identity, education, and women’s issues. Across these themes, both writers demonstrate concern for disadvantaged groups and for the preservation of cultural and religious values. The study concludes that the strongest similarity lies not in identical vocabulary or rhetorical form, but in a shared reformist function of journalism: both writers use the press to interpret social reality, challenge perceived injustice, and encourage public awareness. Their differences, therefore, make the comparison more useful because they show how similar intellectual concerns can be expressed through distinct linguistic and cultural frameworks.