Gole Badam Festival in Daykundi Province, the heart of Hazaristan
Three years ago the first Gole Badam Festival was held in Daykundi Province. In 2010 Hazara People International Network proposed to create this Festival in order to celebrate the almond tree’s florescence. Almonds are the main agriculture product in the Province and many families base their subsistence on it. While the rest of Afghanistan is [...]
World Poetry Day: 324 Poets from 93 Countries Unite to Stop Genocide of Hazara
March 21, 2013 No Comment
324 noted poets including Nobel, Pulitzer, continental and national literary prize winners as well as the presidents of the international poetry festivals, presidents of PEN clubs, and writers associations from 93 countries have chosen to release an open letter to world leaders, this March 21st . They have chosen to observe World Poetry Day by [...]
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At least 92 members of Hazara died, including some 20 women and 18 children, more than 200 sustained serious injuries and 30 people gone missing when a bombed ripped through a densely populated fruit market situated in Hazara Town, a Hazara enclave, in Quetta on Saturday, 16 February, 2013. It happened just 38 days after [...]
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Discrimination against Hazara female air force pilots, Los Angeles Times reported.
December 29, 2012 No Comment
The two women in their 20s were trained in the U.S. how to fly military helicopters, but in Afghanistan, they have been ignored and put off by the air force. Read full story on Los Angeles Times website.
Continue reading …Pashtun extremists in RFE/RL are after Hazara Anti-Taliban commander Abdul Hakim Shujai
December 27, 2012 1 Comment
Hazara People International Network: It has been clearly mentioned in Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty mission statement that “RFE/RL combats ethnic and religious intolerance and promotes mutual understanding among peoples”. However, recent unprofessional and unbalanced news coverage by Dari and Pashtu sections of RFE/RL against an anti-Taliban commander who belongs to Hazara community is absolutely [...]
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