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ArtA history of creation and destruction: To rebuild or not to rebuild Bamiyan’s Buddha statues?
by Melissa Kerr Chiovenda In Bamiyan, Afghanistan, locals’ discussions on Hazara history and recent oppressions faced by Hazaras would often incorporate the meanings that two Buddha statues, built in the 6th and 7th centuries and destroyed on...
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HazaristanThe Malalas of Quetta
By Munira Abbas Hazaras light candles for peace against sectarian attacks in Quetta on February 15, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS QUETTA: Twenty-three-year-old Mehrin Kausar sits in front of the stove at her modest residence in Marriabad on...
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Hazara Contemporary FiguresFrom Afghanistan’s Rubble, A Teacher Builds A School Of Ideas
by Philip Reeves Aziz Royesh (center) in the streets near the Marefat School in Kabul.Zabihullah Tamanna for NPR Aziz Royesh is a man whose life has been defined by one over-arching ambition: He says he simply...
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HazaristanDisputes damage hopes of rebuilding Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Buddhas
By Frédéric Bobin Plans are afoot to restore giant Buddhist symbols destroyed by the Taliban, but experts cannot agree on best way forward. The Sasal Buddha at Bamiyan, Afghanistan, pictured before its destruction in 2001....
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ArtThe Hazara Nationalism: in Music and Historical Literature
The Hazara Nationalism: in Music and Historical Literature By Barakat Rastgar The Hazara nationalism was a response and reaction to the Afghan Nationalism. Hazaras thought that they were not being represented well, and they were...
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HazaristanKicking ass in Kabul: Hazara Bruce Lee impersonator goes viral
‘Bruce Hazara’, who recreates the poses of the martial arts legend on Facebook, has become a cult figure, appearing on al-Jazeera and across global media With his shock of black hair and calmly handsome features,...
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HazaristanBesmellah Taban Future president of Afghanistan
I will run for President of Afghanistan in 2029,” says Besmellah Taban, a 26-year-old philosophy student from Ghazni currently studying for an MA in Criminology in Kazakhstan. Taban already has a slogan, ‘Boldness and Hope’,...
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ArtFlag of Hazaristan
Designed by prominent Hazara poet and journalist Kamran Mir Hazar. Flag of Hazaristan Colors combination: Yellow, white, and blue Yellow is the Hazara root. It is from the family color of the Hazara mountains such...
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ArtHazara poet Amir Khusrow (1253–1325 CE)
Ab’ul Hasan Yam?n ud-D?n Khusrow, originally a member of Lachin branch of the Hazara people was born in Patiyali in Uttar Pradesh. He was one of the most famous poets in 13 and 14 centuries. Here...
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Hazara Historical FiguresWorld Well-know Hazara Poet Abdul Qader Bedil
Abdul Qader Bedil (1642–1720) son of Mirza Abdul Khaliq Hazara is one of the world well-know poets in Hazaragi/ Dari literature. He originally is from Joghatai branch of the Hazaras. Abdul Qader Bedil’s poetries have...
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