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In particular, many Afghan poets have been inspired by mystical and Sufism experiences. Afghan poetry is the oldest form of literature and has a rich written and oral tradition. In Afghanistan, poetic expression exists for centuries. The great poet Rumi was an Afghan poet who wrote in Dari language throughout his life.
Atia Abawi (born 1982), American author and television journalist of Afghan descent; Lina AbiRafeh, Arab-American (non-Afghan) author of Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan; Muqadasa Ahmadzai (born 1992/1993), poet, social activist, and politician; Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-born memoirist, interpreter, and veteran, based in ...
Some of the famous poets who were born or lived in the region of present-day Afghanistan include Rumi, Khushal Khan Khattak, Rahman Baba, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja Shah Durrani, Ghulam Muhammad Tarzi, Ghulam Habib Nawabi, Massoud Nawabi, Homaira Nakhat Dastgirzada and many others.
Mira Jan sail Momand (1910--1990) born in koda khel Momand Khushal Khattak (1613–1689) born in Nowshaar Province, Peshawar, Afghanistan, he was a poet, warrior, and chief.
Maryam Mahboob is an Afghan author known for her writing on Afghan migrants, and on patriarchy in Afghan society. [2] Mahboob was born in Maimana, Afghanistan in 1955.Due to her father's employment with the Afghan government, she experienced the lifestyle of Afghan women in different parts of the country.
Raziq Faani (Persian: رازق فانی) (30 December 1943 – 22 April 2007) [1] was a renowned Afghan poet and novelist from the city Kabul. He published more than ten volumes of poetry and novels in Persian .
Nadia Anjuman Herawi was born in Herat in northwestern Afghanistan in 1980. She was one of six children, raised during one of Afghanistan's more recent periods of tumult. In September 1995, the Taliban captured Herat and ousted the then-Governor of the Province, Ismail Khan.