Browsing Tag 'Hazara'
You may recall the callous and nonsensical destruction of one of the few remaining marvels of human antiquity, the two Buddha’s of Bamiyan, blown-up by the Taliban in March 2001. It was between 500 and 554 AD when were carved from the sandstone cliff face from where they stood. A network of tunnels connected the two [...]
It was always going to be a challenging day for Melbourne based Hazara. Not only did they have the weather to contend with, but much of the country, and Victoria in particular, would be focused on the AFL Grand Final. Today, the 1st of October, saw the international protest against the targeted killing of Hazaras [...]
Their names – Akbara, Doostizadah, Danesh and Hazara – were alien to my tongue. One or two I could barely pronounce let alone remember, but I will – in time. Their names were spoken, part-thereof, from the rear of their tongues where pockets of air seemed to surround the vowels in a hollow space rendering [...]
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