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Pashto poetry session for peace held in Swat
The Newspaper's Correspondent
MINGORA: The first ‘International Pashto Peace Poetry Session’ was held here on Friday at Wadudia Hall in Saidu Sharif, Swat, where poets from Pakistan and Afghanistan expressed their desire for lasting peace in the region through their poetry.
The event was organised by the Swat district administration in collaboration with the UNDP and Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRSA), with the aim to convey the message of peace to the world.
Speaking at the inaugural session, deputy commissioner, Swat, Mehmood Aslam Wazir said that Pakhtuns, particularly the people of Swat, were peace loving.
He said that it was a good sign that a large number of Pashto poets from different parts of the world gathered in Swat to communicate a message of peace. “Swat has been famous as a centre of peace since long,” he said and added that the peace had now been restored in the district.
Speaking on the occasion, UNDP official Harald Thorud said that they were not only supporting Pakistan financially, but also liked to assist the activities aimed at promoting its local cultures.
DC says peace has been restored in the district
He said that they would continue their support to those segments of society that had been working on promotion of their culture and norms through folk music and poetry.
President of Svastu Arts and Cultural Association, Usman Olasyar, said that poets were contributing a lot to promotion of peace and culture of the area, adding that the event would be helpful in promotion of peace in the region, which had been affected by terrorism from over a decade.
ANP leader Wajid Ali Khan said that such poetry sessions could be helpful in promoting healthy activities among people, particularly youth.
The event was presided over by Pashto poet Rahmat Shah Sail. Other poets from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who recited their poems on peace included Abaseen Yousafazi, Iqbal Shakir, Akmal Lewanai, Haseena Gul, Samina Qader and Aimal Khattak besides local poets Abdur Rahim, Hanif Qais, Ibrahim Shabnam, and Faiz Ali Khan.
Other poets who presented their poems on the occasion included Hamdullah Arbab from Afghanistan; Prof Darwesh Durrani, Asmatullah Zaheer and Khan Zaman from Balochistan; Sagar and Zarjan Madakhel from Karachi; Habibullah Hamdan (UAE) and Jamal Shah.
They highlighted different aspects of Pakhtun culture and said that they were famous for their hospitality across the world. “Pakhtuns have been affected by terrorism because of the war being fought in their areas,” they said and added that a time would come when peace would be restored in the entire region.
Published in Dawn, November 22th , 2014
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World Peace Mushaira: A poetic homage to tranquility
By Fazal Khaliq / Photo: Fazal KhaliqPublished: November 22, 2014
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Poets from Afghanistan, Indonesia and UAE braced the session.
MINGORA: To reinforce the district’s perseverance in what has been a path of recovery from turbulent times over the last five years, Swat hosted a World Peace Mushaira on Friday.
The session welcomed renowned Pashto poets and litterateurs from Afghanistan, Indonesia, UAE and all over Pakistan.
Organised by the Provincial Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and district administration, the moot witnessed several recitals of poetry, along the theme of hope for peaceful times to come.
Guests at the session noted how literary circles have always led the line in preparing societies for narratives of development and tranquility.
Samina Qadir, a poet, said the turnout at the “grand session” speaks volumes about how Swat has hit back in volatile times. “It is now the youth’s responsibility to carry the tradition forward,” she added.
Renowned Pashto scholar Haseena Gul Tanha praised the efforts of the organisers and termed it as a major leap towards restoring normalcy. “After all that this land has seen in the previous few years, this indeed is a moment of pride,” she told The Express Tribune.
The chief guest, UNDP Pakistan peace-building advisor said UNDP will continue to support those segments of society that aim to promote peace and tolerance through literature. “I am delighted to see that Pashto poets, thinkers and scholars as well as the audience turned up such in large numbers,” he said.
Renowned poets Rahmat Shah Sayel, Abasin Yousafzai, Darwaish Durrani, Haseena Gul Tanha, Samina Qadir, Aziz Manerwal, Abdur Rahim Roghaney, Shams Buneri, Akmal Lewaney, Aimal Khattak, Hanif Qais, Ibrahim Shabnam, Amjad Shehzad, Fazal Mahmood Rokhan, Attaullah Jan, Usman Ulas Yar, Attaur Rehman Atta, Iqbal Shakir, Noor ul Amin Yousafzai, Nadeem Chiragh, Zafar Ali Naz, Khan Zaman Kakar, Nawaz Yousafzai, Fazal Rabi Rahi, Hamdullah Arbab and Jamal Shah among others recited their pieces in front of the high-spirited audience.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2014.
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Call for joint efforts to restore peace in region
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Published about 18 hours ago
MINGORA: Poets and scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday called for collective efforts to restore lasting peace in the region.
They were speaking at a seminar on “role of art and literature in promotion of peace”, organised by Sustainable Development Society here at a local hotel. The seminar was aimed at providing a platform to poets and artists to discuss the causes of unrest in the Pakhtun areas and suggest possible solutions of the problems.
The speakers said that education about the local culture and language should be imparted to students, as arts and culture played a major role in development of a society.
Speaking on the occasion, Pashto poet Rahmat Shah Sail said that the decades-long unrest had brought the Pakhtuns to a stage, where they were not able to differentiate between ‘violent and non-violent movements’. “Peace can be restored when we are united for this noble cause,” he said and added that a proper strategy would be needed to achieve lasting peace. He said that Pakhtuns had been suffering due to the war imposed on them.
Darvesh Durrani, a Pashto poet from Balochistan, said that they had been facing terrorism in their areas from last over three decades. He said that peace could be restored and maintained in a society through politics, literature and journalism.
Jamal Shah, director of Hunerkada, Islamabad, said that art and literature worked like oxygen in a society, adding that poets were expressing the life in their poetry, which was basically aimed at highlighting problems of the society.
He said that the prevailing situation in Pakhtun belt was aimed at weakening the skills and culture of Pakhtun, adding that it was needed to initiate a dialogue at all levels to set a direction for the society.
Pashto poet Aimal Khattak, poets from Afghanistan, including Suleman Shah Kamjo and Kamal Saadat, and representatives of minorities Manglish Kumar and Sameul Gill also spoke on the occasion and urged a collective struggle for the promotion of peace in the country. The speakers asked the artists and poets to work for promotion of tolerance in the society.
Published in Dawn, November 23rd, 2014
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This international seminar of Pashto poetry was organized by someone but later on hijacked by some unknown men, whose organization was zero and there were some guys who totally destroyed the main theme of the seminar. All the participants were not happy with it.
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"Pashto Focus" has now moved to Khyberwatch:
This is partly to protest at the call for the murder of Pashtun nationalists on this forum by Pakistani nationalists. including a graduate of a Pakistan Military Academy
and "Research & Development expert" of the Pakistan-military defence.pk forum, and others.
The Taliban attack ANP members and kill them and it is a shame that there are people on this forum - some using religious rhetoric - calling for violence against the ANP i.e. for the killing of Pashtuns.
On this forum [MENTION=1028]Yousafzai Pakhtun[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1201]Toramana[/MENTION] are ANP members and are these Pakistani nationalists and army-walas saying these forum members should be murdered too?
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Pashto Focus is now re-activated due to the removal of a Pakistani nationalist on this forum who had called for the killing of Pashtuns i.e. ANP members.
Power of the pen: Heartbreak on paper
By Hidayat Khan
Published: December 21, 2014
PESHAWAR: Pashto poetry bears the marks of the struggles faced by the people of the country. It is only befitting that Pashto poets from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the world have started writing about the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar.
The barbaric massacre which caused 148 deaths has struck a chord in the heart of all and has emboldened the power of the pen. The urgency to raise their voice against this atrocity has blurred the boundaries between street poets and senior poets as both have expressed their grief over the tragedy through gut-wrenching poems.
A large number of poems and songs condemning the incident have been circulated through text messages and on social media. These poems have not only captured the brutality of the attack in vivid detail but also provided the people with a shred of hope to deal with the crisis.
Iqbal Shakir, a well-known Pashto poet from Malakand, has written a few verses which have received immense popularity over a short period of time:
“I wrote this piece during the night of the Peshawar tragedy,” Shakir tells The Express Tribune. “The incident has certainly affected every aspect of our lives.”
According to the poet, the poem reflects the psyche of mothers who are afraid to send their children to schools under the prevailing circumstances.
Shakir believes poets are the eyes and ears of society. “How can we fall silent during such a tragedy,” he explains. “Peshawar is the cultural centre of Pukhtuns. No matter where we are in the world, our love for the city will not fade away. In fact, a massacre of this nature only brings them together.”
Shakir also teaches Pashto literature at Government Degree College in Malakand.
“As a father and a teacher, I can understand the impact of the tragedy,” he says. “The only way I can vent my frustrations is through my poetry.”
Charged with emotion
According to Dr Israr Atal, Pashto poetry has always been used to give expression to the traumas of war and political uncertainty.
“For centuries, war has been a prevalent theme in Pashto poetry,” he explains. “Rahman Baba, Khushal Khan Khattak, Hamza Shinwari, Ikramullah Gran and many others have written gut-wrenching verses about this matter.”
Atal has written a poem titled Ages on dark pages which is based on the December 16 massacre.
However, Atal claims the incident has not elicited too strong a reaction from poets.
“This is because people do not follow poets or give them the respect they deserve in society,” he says.
Nonetheless, some poets have managed to convey the trauma and all-consuming grief surrounding this tragedy in a powerful and sensitive manner.
Orbala, a pseudonym for a female Pashto poet based in America who originates from Swat, tells The Express Tribune that she wrote Khuga Peshawara (O’ Wounded Peshawar) in the wake of the barbaric attack.
A verse from the poem reads:
My heart breaks, Mother, that it’s raining death/
Today in Pekhawar, Pashtuns’ blood is being shed/
The tor kamis (shirt)
is now our coffin/
Beloved, come home – the fresh flowers have wilted and died/
The flower (child) has turned into ashes, every sound heaves a sigh/
Look at that mother over there; she’ll yearn eternally for her child
“There is a popular Pashto folk song, where a woman tells her beloved to go to Peshawar and bring back black stunning dress along a couple of fresh flowers,” Orbala says. “That’s where I’ve derived my imagery from.”
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Those murdered were army children...sigpic"When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!" (2.11)
And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people (followers of Muhammad Peace be upon him , Al-Ansar and Al-Muhajirun) have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not."(2.13)Comment
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52nd Death Anniversary: Remembering Sanobar Kakajee
By Our CorrespondentPublished: January 6, 2015
PESHAWAR: The 52nd death anniversary of Sanobar Kakajee was observed at Peshawar Press Club on Monday. The event, organised by National Party (NP), was also attended by Kakajee’s grandson Advocate Imran Khan and NP Provincial President Mukhtar Yousafzai. Others present on the occasion included Awami National Party (ANP) Central General Secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain. Speakers highlighted Kakajee’s struggle for labour rights. They said Kakajee rendered countless sacrifices for Pukhtuns and their culture. The participants pointed out his struggle for freedom was documented in Pashto magazines such as Islam and Shulla, while he also translated Umar Khayyam’s verses into Pashto. They spoke of the political and scholarly life of Kakajee, who was born in Kagawala, Peshawar. The speakers said he was a great personality of his time.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 6th, 2015.
Also from Khyberwatch forums, the home of Pashtuns online, this thread, an article from a few years back:
Kaka ji Sanober Hussain still reigns over hearts, minds
PESHAWAR: Kaka ji Sanober Hussain was a great hero of the war of independence of sub-continent, a fearless and committed politician, a bold journalist and a good poet who spent most of his precious time fighting against ruling imperialists in India. He was one of those freedom fighters who struggled to liberate India , mould the society , give political education to the masses and help the down trodden and the poor and was having a conscious heart and mind . He had a precious wealth of feelings for humanity and was not satisfied with the man made ups and downs in the society. He was a man who did not believe in gods of color and race. It is true that he was basically a politician par excellent but at the same time he was a prominent poet of Pashto language who had a liking for other languages as well. These included Persian, Urdu and English. He believed that all languages spoken in different parts of the world belonged to human beings and all are to be given due respect and regard. His entire life was spent for the service to his nation and the humanity. He worked hard to promote Pashto literature and culture.
Kaka ji was a great statesman and an intellectual and men like him, are born once in centuries. He was born in January 1897 in a small village Kaga Wala situated about 8 kilometers in the south of Peshawar city on the main Kohat road near Badaber. He got formal education up to matric from Islamia High school Peshawar city and adopted the profession of education. But he soon realized that his heart and mind were made for some other thing different from what he was doing. He did not like to serve the government rather wished to help bring out his people and humanity from the clutches and injustices prevailing in the society at that time which meant that that he was born free and loved freedom for all and wanted to fly in an atmosphere of the freedom and break all kinds of shackles and fetters of slavery which had tied the humanity. He wanted to get sub- continent free from the plunderers and looters. Consequently, Kaka Ji said good bye to the profession of education and took active part in practical politics. He founded “Anjuman Zamindaran” in his own village in 1926 where he noticed that farmers and poor growers were taking interest in his work so he was greatly encouraged and moved towards the atmosphere of the city to expand the sphere of his work. Doing politics was not as easy as we see today at than time because there were no traveling facilities and other means communication. When Kaka Ji was a young man and participated in a movement called, Nojwanan Baharat Sabha, that wanted a direct action against the British rulers contrary to the decision of the Congress Committee. His participation gave a new spirit and hope to the movement. Kaka Ji was put behind the bar by the imperialists on the crime of patriotism and love for his people. When he was set free, he was a changed man who had more spirit to serve his people and soil with a renewed vigour. He felt the need for more integrated and stronger political organization. He started publishing weekly “SILAB” from Peshawar, which indeed proved to be a flood for the enemies and motivating force for the general public. The British rulers considered it a dangerous element for their government and banned its publication. Not only the publication was banned but his arrest warrant was also issued. His aides and comrades advised him to leave his home for tribal area. Kaka Ji accepted his friends’ advice. He found that Haji Sahib Turangzai was already there who was busy working against imperialists to liberate the sub-continent from their clutches. Kaka Ji accepted his allegiance and stayed there for almost 18 years working for the freedom movement. When in 1947, the British rulers left sub-continent and India was liberated and Pakistan was established, he came back his home once again from tribal territory and started publishing a monthly “ASLAM” which was a standard Pashto magazine. Besides, he laid the foundation of Anjuman Olasi Adabi Jirga .This Anjuman brought a revolution in the world of Pashto poem and literature and gave a new tradition of the open critic. This trend not only promoted the poem but prose also. The magic personality of Kaka Ji attracted the poets of all shades and languages towards him. There was no question of religion, cast, creed, color and political affiliation among those who used to sit around Kaka Ji. He was a social and political person, a writer and a man of principles and had many books and writings to his credit. He wrote on social and political issues. Baba-e- Ghazal Ameer Hamza Khan Shinwari writes about Kaka Ji. He wanted to over power the imperialist and exploitative forces and wished that poor laborers and growers to be considered as human beings. He neither bowed before any despotic nor was he was impressed by any cruel man or system. He stood like a rock before the cruel and exploitative system and nothing could move him from his chosen path. He was a determined and committed man to his cause. His precious part of life was spent in mountains and deserts. Kaka Ji was a strong and firm Pashtun. He loved Pashto language and served it till the end of his life. Late Mir Mehdi Shah Bacha says about him in these words: He was a great man and a staunch revolutionary. His words were full of love and attraction. His face was always smiling for every one. His talks were sweet and one wanted to hear him more and more. Great Pashtun nationalist politician and poet Ajmal Khattak says that Kaka Ji was a living person and will live until the world exists as people like him never die. Such people are live in hearts and minds of the people. He was not only a literary person but at the same time he was a political leader and reformer. This great revolutionary politician, writer, poet and intellectual departed for his eternal abode on January 3, 1963 in his native village Kaga Wala and was buried there. May God bliss his soul: Ameen! Wrtier Zar Ali Khan Musazai is Chairperson in Pashtun Democratic Council Peshawar pashtundemocraticcouncil@yahoo.com
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Generation of Afghan poets inspired by hopes for peace
After decades of conflict, Afghans poets are finding their inspiration in their collective hope for peace.
World Bulletin/News Desk
Armed conflicts over the past four decades have left deep scars on everyday life in Afghanistan but as the country enters a new era of self-reliance, aspirations for peace are arousing more and more Afghan poets to craft a new shade in the country’s poetic landscape.
The dawn of the New Year has brought with it new challenges and opportunities for Afghanistan but while much of the focus has been on security and economy, the country's art scene is also seeking new prosperity.
The Afghan Literary Movement is a non-profit initiative by Afghan refugee poets founded during the 1990s. In the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul’s old Bazaar, by the Kabul river, the tallest building “Cinema-e-Pamir” is home to the group, which nurtures new poetic ideas in modern Afghanistan. Seasoned as well as young and emerging poets gather there every Friday to enjoy an evening of poetry.
“Peace is one of the fundamental needs of human life, so if there is a dearth of peace, like in Afghanistan, then the aspirations for it would ultimately be as loud as it can be,” says Pir Muhammad Karwan, a founding member of the movement, referring to the ideas inspiring modern poetry in the country.
Karwan recalls how he and a handful of other Afghan poets used to spend time together in Peshawar, Pakistan, where they were refugees during the Russian invasion and then the civil war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s.
“Soon we realized the need for a proper platform to save and nurture our art,” he says, explaining the beginning of the Afghan Literacy Movement.
Recently, lots of poems focusing on the idea of peace have been able to reach the public as musical hits.
“Yesterday, I learned it will be peace now! Finally, our mornings and evenings are made!” is one of the lyrics almost every Afghan would be able to recall. It is from “Sola (peace)”, a song by the charismatic female singer Breshna Amil and written by emerging poet Lalaqa Shirzad.
As Karwan explained, more and more young poets are choosing to write about peace, love for a normal life and rebuilding the country.
Out of all forms of art, poetry stands as the most popular and accepted genre in the Afghan society. The country takes pride in giving birth to globally acclaimed genius Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi, more commonly known globally as Rumi, as well as Khushal Khan Khattak, the 17th century poet and warrior king and many others.
Among the living legends is Sulaiman Layeq, a revolutionary poet in his late 80s who played an instrumental role in paving the way for the Saur Revolution, the communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan’s takeover of government in April 1978.
“Those were different times then,” said Layeq, referring to the subjects influencing Afghan poetry then and now.
“In our days, the communal ideas for freedom, more rights and equality were attracting more and more hearts and minds, similarly these days people want peace and security.”
Layeq has more than ten books of poetry credited to his name and an equal command over both the Pashto and Dari languages common in Afghanistan's multi-ethnic society.
Recently seven decades of Layeq’s artistic brilliance were celebrated by Afghan poets across the ideological spectrum, who wanted to pay homage to his craft, even if they disagreed with his beliefs.
Back at the Afghan Literary Movement in Kabul, its founder Karwan is not bothered about shrinking foreign aid, which has helped fund many of Afghanistan's art programs, following the withdrawal of foreign forces.
“We have kept this organization extremely humble and independent without taking a single penny of aid either from the Afghan or foreign government and would do so in the future,” he promises, as the bunch of emerging poets gathered at his poetry night prepare for the journey home.
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Pashto and Dari popular with Indian students at JNU
ANI | New Delhi January 14, 2015 Last Updated at 15:03 IST
Many students in India are eagerly learning Dari and Pashto languages at the prestigious Jawaharlal Lal Nehru University (JNU) here to seek a bright future.
Pashto and Dari languages were introduced in the JNU some four decades ago as part of the cultural exchange programme between India and Afghanistan. Persian, Uzbek, Dari, Pashto and Tazik languages are being taught in JNU since 1970 under the central Asian language programme.
At present, the varsity has 200 students pursuing Persian, Dari and Tazik, and 40 students are pursuing the Pashto language.
The faculty for Central Asian studies is appointed from Kabul University and the University Grants Commission (UGC).
"The kind of literature today we see in Afghanistan though it is full of lamentations, pathos because of certain insurgencies but we admire that look people have the courage to speak freely and this is the quality of a literature and quality of a litterateur," said Prof. Ainul Hassan, the chairperson for Center for Persian and Central Asian studies in JNU.
"And we whole-heartedly support it and we believe whatever may be the political situation, whatever insurgency and insurgent ideas may be there in Afghanistan but one day sun will emerge and that will bring bright light in Afghanistan," he added.
The Central Asian languages provide ample of opportunities to the students in India.
"In India, Pashto is a developing language and it is rising very fast. For the mode of vacancy, we students are looking for a good designation and this language can give me a better designation in Central Government of India jobs," said Ambalika, a student who has completed advanced diploma in Pashto language.
"Pashto language is a native language of Afghanistan and the importance of this language is immense in India. The students can get opportunities by learning Pashto language. The relation between India and Afghanistan is very historic and it will continue in the future. Learning the Afghan language is important to know more about India and Afghanistan relations," said Syed Ul Rehman, a student.
The Pashto language programme is running successfully as more students are enrolling for this course.
With the growing business and political ties between India and Afghanistan, the career in languages seems bright. It also helps to develop people to people contact between both countries.
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Chinese Professor receives Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan Medal
By ZABIHULLAH MOOSAKHAIL - Wed Jan 21 2015, 11:47 am
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Arg-Ghazi Amanullah Medal given to chinese Professor Hang KayPresident Mohammad Ashraf Ghani awarded Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan Medal to a Chinese professor who wrote 1st Pashto-Chinese dictionary.
The dictionary that is completed in 36 years contains about two million words.
President Ghani praised Che Hongcai, a 78 years old professor of Afghan languages at a university in China for his sacrifices and hard work.
Che thanked President Ghani for the award.
Explaining his work for the dictionary, Che said he and his student Song Qiangmin, who is not alive now worked together for it.
He said they wrote this dictionary in a small office with a Pashto typewriter and very little funding.
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