A Letter to My Nephew: On Being Hazara
Author: Anis Rezaei People were hastily—anxiously, even—rushing past each other to catch the next train. Just another normal day at a train station in our fast-paced city: London. My nephew J and I were walking up the stairs to reach the platform. I was immersed in the crowd, yet attentive to his energetic and playful […]
Psychological Impact of Taliban’s religious police on female students in Bamyan city: A study from 2021-2024
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Report on Access To Education for Women Under the Taliban
Shared Report – the following report is a shared report that Bolaq does not own. Introduction The full report as PDF here… When the Taliban seized power in August 2021, the Taliban’s first action was to prohibit the education of girls above the sixth grade, closing the doors of schools to them. Following this, over […]
2024: Hazaras Still at Risk of Genocide and Oppression Under the Taliban Regime
Besmillah Taban[1] Abstract The Hazara community in Afghanistan has faced a long history of persecution, discrimination, and violence, dating back to the time of Abdur Rahman Khan (Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901) and continuing into the present under the Taliban regime. Despite historical changes in government and legal systems, the […]
Ethnic Hazaras: a Transnational identity at a Displacement conference
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, AHRDO and Global Initiatives for Justice, Truth & Reconciliation (GIJTR) collaborated together to hold some workshops with some advocacy-based organizations that worked with displaced people, and for the rights of different demographics of the people of Afghanistan. As […]
International Women’s Day: A History of Advocacy and the Hazara Women’s Rights under Taliban Rule
Listen to Audio version of this article on Bolaq’s YouTube Channel Introduction International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality. Since its inception, IWD has been a rallying point for women’s rights activists worldwide. However, for many women, including the Hazara women of Afghanistan, […]
Corona Virus, Pakistan, and the Deep-Seated Racial Biases
The Covid-19 epidemic, despite the fatal woes, have further divided the nation on ethnic and sectarian lines instead of bringing Pakistanis together at this critical juncture
Qassem Soleimani – a Villain or a Savior
Early on Friday morning, January 3, 2020, US rocket attacks in Baghdad International Airport killed Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Quds forces of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with his small entourage. Among those killed was Jamal Jafar Mohammad Ali al Ibrahim, a.k.a. Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, the leader of Kata’ib Hizbullah and deputy chief […]