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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.
[1] [2] His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture. [3]
Kochai was born in Pakistan and brought to the United States as a baby, and was raised in California. His first language is Pashto and his family also speaks Persian. [4] After 9/11, he was bullied, and at 12, his family traveled to Afghanistan, which served as inspiration for his first book.
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.
Afghan poetry and culture has a long history dating back to the rise of Sufism. Poetry was written in various shared languages such as Persian, Dari, Pashto, and very few in Urdu. Poetry in foreign languages such as English and Turkic also has a strong influence on Afghan poetry. Afghan poetry reflects diverse spiritual traditions within the ...
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 .