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  2. Poetry of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Poetry of the modern-day region called Afghanistan has ancient roots, which is mostly written in Dari and Pashto. [1] Afghan poetry relates to the culture of Afghanistan and is an element of Afghan literature .

  3. Afghan literature - Wikipedia

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    The poetry reflects diverse spiritual traditions within the country. 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 ...

  4. Landay (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    The Landay (Pashto: لنډۍ) is a traditional Afghan poetic form consisting of a single couplet. There are nine syllables in the first line, and thirteen syllables in the second. These short poems typically address themes of love, grief, homeland, war, and separation. [1]

  5. Afghan proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The Dari, which is a variety of Persian spoken in Iran and Tajikistan. A broader, more contextualized, study of Afghan proverbs would include comparisons of Afghan proverbs with Persian proverbs from Iran (for which several volumes are available in English) and with Tajik proverbs (e.g. comparing with those in Bell 2009) from Tajikistan.

  6. Culture of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Poetry in Afghanistan has long been a cultural tradition and passion. It is mainly in Persian/Dari and Pashto languages, although in modern times it is also becoming more recognized in Afghanistan's other languages. Classic Persian and Pashto poetry plays an important role in the Afghan culture. Poetry has always been one of the major ...

  7. Ayesha Durrani - Wikipedia

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    Ayesha Durrani, also known as Aisha-i-Durani and Aisha Durrani (18th-century) was an Afghan poet, one of the wives of Timur Shah Durrani of the Durrani Empire.A number of her poems were compiled into a manuscript in 1882, and Durrani is credited with founding the first school for girls in Afghanistan.

  8. Nadia Anjuman - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of Afghan women writers - Wikipedia

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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 ...