Mohsin Ali – a rising star in the world of fashion
Mohsin Ali – a Hazara with humble roots from Quetta, is one of the rising star in the world of fashion. At Royal Palm Golf and Country Club
Daikundi Collective Weddings
Daikundi, Afghanistan – Hazaras in the province of Daikundi holding a collective wedding to save on the cost of individual marriages. With the sky rocketing cost of individual weddings, the idea of collective weddings are becoming more popular in Afghanistan. courtesy: Rajab
Rare collection of 2300 Hazaragi proverbs published
“Farhang-e Adbiat Hazaragi: Zurb-ul Imsal O Muhawarat” Author : Late (Shaheed) Hussain Yousufi Publisher: Hazaragi Academy Price: $15 (approximately) Available from: Norban Books phone: +92-321-800-1965 +92-321-800-6919 Summary: Late Yousufi’s collection of over 2300 Hazaragi proverbs was published by Hazaragi Academy on June 6th, 2010. Book contains Late Yousufi’s life time work on collection of over 2300 Hazaragi proverbs […]
Target Killing: the entire community is under siege
Courtesy: BBC Urdu Journalist and news analyst, Sadeeq, talks with BBC’s Amber Khairi on the target killings of Shias and Hazaras in Balochistan. According to Mr. Sadeeq, the daily sectarian attacks has put a complete siege of the Hazaras community in Balochistan. Link: [ Audio in Urdu language ]
Hazara girl practicing martial arts in Herat, Afghanistan
An Hazara girl practicing her martial arts with a sword at a Wushu (a form of Kung Fu) training club in Injil, Herat province in Afghanistan. Courtesy: “Proud Afghan” @ FB
Al-Qaida affiliated terrorist attack kills another 4 Hazaras
Quetta: Al-Qaida affiliated terrorist attack kills another 4 Hazaras – Oct 16, 2012 Terrorists attacked and killed 4 Hazaras on Tuesday morning at a Kabadi store (used items store) on Sirki Road. As always is the case, they were reported to have left in no hurry on motor cycles. Photo courtesy: Mukhtar Ali Jaffari – Dawn – BBC […]
Conference on Hazara Genocide in UK
Abdul Khaliq Hazara, Chairman Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) speaking via video Quick Facts: Title: Conference on Hazara Genocide Date: Nov 19, 2012 Organizers: Hazara Progressive Alliance (HPA), Hazara Organization for Peace and Equality (HOPE), Friends of Hazaras, UK (FOH) Attendance: Over 14 MPs and one member of House of Lords, Over 140 Hazaras […]
The Hazara Pioneers (1904)
Brief History Source: The British Empire The original 6th Bombay Infantry was disbanded in 1882. It was raised in 1775 and earned honours for Mysore and Seringapatam. Their uniform originally had black facings. In 1904, Major C W Jacob of the 126th Baluchistan Infantry and later to become Field-Marshal Sir Claude Jacob, raised the 106th […]
Batoor’s journey
Source: SBS Dateline, Australia In a television first on Dateline, an asylum seeker films his own desperate attempt to reachAustralia by boat. Afghan Hazara Batoor records a perilous journey as a boat packed with more than 90 people starts to take water off the Indonesian coast. Batoor records panicked calls for help from fellow Afghans on the […]
Hazara Slavery
This page documents cases of Hazara slavery following 1890’s genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan. An estimated 60% of Hazara population was exterminated during the 1890’s genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan. During and after the genocide, Hazaras lands were confiscated and distributed to the Pashtuns (including the Pushtun Nomads known as Kuchis), and tens of thousands of […]