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داکتر رمضان بشردوست فرزند محمد علی درسال 1340 خورشیدی در ولسوالی قره باغ چشم به جهان گشود، مکتب ابتدائیه و متوسطه را در ولسوالی های قره باغ و مقر ولایت غزنی وشهر میمنه ولایت فاریاب به پایان رسانید. دوماه بعد از کودتای 7 ثور 1357 به کشور ایران مهاجر و بعد از اتمام لیسه… Continue

During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the Hazarajat region did not see as much heavy fighting like other regions of Afghanistan. However, rival Hazara political factions had internal conflicts during this period. The division was across the Tanzáim-e nasl-e naw-e Hazara, a party based in Quetta of Hazara nationalists and secular intellectuals, and the pro-Khomeini Islamist parties backed by the new Islamic Republic of Iran.[6] By 1979, the Iran backed Islamist groups liberated Hazarajat from the… Continue

In 1901, Habibullah Khan, Abdur Rahman's successor, granted amnesty to all people who were exiled by his predecessor. However, the division between the Afghan government and the Hazara people was already made too deep under Abdur Rahman and as a result Hazaras continued to face severe social, economic and political discrimination through most of the 20th century.[6] Mistrust of the central government continued by the Hazaras and local uprisings also continued. In particular, in the 1940s, durin… Continue

As the new Emir, Abdur Rahman set out a goal to bring Hazarajat under his control. After facing resistance from the Hazaras, he launched several campaigns in Hazarajat with many atrocities and ethnic polarization.[6] The southern part of Hazarajat was spared as they accepted Abdur Rahman's rule while the other parts of Hazarajat rejected Abdur Rahman and were supporting his uncle Sher Ali Khan and as a result had a war waged against them.[6] The first Hazara uprising was in 1888. Abur Rahman's… Continue

Hazara refugees from Afghanistan in Quetta and Peshawar Pakistan, along with their Pakistani Hazara(native, 3rd and 4th generation) brethren, have set up a remittance economy which has led to the opening of foreign money exchange places to handle the currency coming in. In Pakistan most of the Hazaras live in and around the city of Quetta and hold high positions in the government of Balochistan, the federal government, and the Police force. In Pakistan, Hazaras are mostly in business and have hi… Continue

Hazaras often speak Hazaragi which is a distinctive variety of the Persian language. It is closer to the Persian spoken in Afghanistan than to that spoken in Iran.[31] The differences include a distinctive accent[32] and a significant number of words of Mongolian and Turkic origin.[33][31] In particular, Hazaragi in the DaiKundi and Dhaizangi (also spelled as Daizangi) regions has a significant admixture of Mongolian influence in the language. Many of the urban Hazaras in the larger cities such… Continue

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, British and American forces attacked Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power and effectively saved the Hazaras from ethnic cleansing at the hands of the Taliban. Since then, the situation for Hazaras in Afghanistan has changed drastically and has much improved in a very short time. Today, due to the NATO involvement, Hazaras enjoy much more freedom and equality than ever before. Hazaras can now pursue higher education, enroll… Continue

The Hazara, outside of Hazaristan have adopted the cultures of the cities where they dwell, and in many cases are quite Persianized. Traditionally the Hazara are highland farmers and although sedentary. in the Hazaristan, they have retained many of their own customs and traditions, some of which are more closely related to those of Central Asia than to Iran. For instance, many Hazara musicians are widely hailed as being skilled in playing the dambura, a lute instrument similarly found in other C… Continue