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Sep 24, 2024 · Khadījah (died 619, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]) was a merchant who was the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. Little is known about her apart from the posthumous accounts of Muhammad’s life ( sīrah ) and teachings ( Hadith ).
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ʿAlī (born c. 600, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died...
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- A History of Persecution
- Hazaras Under Threat
- The Buddhas of Bamiyan
The Hazaras say they are considered outsiders in their own country and have been persecuted throughout history. In the late 1900s, Pashtun King Amir Abdul Rahman Khan ordered the killing of all Shias in central Afghanistan, leaving tens of thousands of Hazaras dead, according to anthropologist Thomas Barfield. Hazaras were sold as slaves as late as...
Although Afghanistan is no longer under Taliban rule, growing insecurity has unsettled many. Abductions, extortions and violent killings by groups operating under the banner of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) continue to take place. Last November, a group swearing allegiance to ISIL abducted and killed seven civi...
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were gigantic statues hewn into rock in 6th century AD, when the area was a pilgrimage site for Buddhists. For centuries, the stone sentinels stood watch over the Silk Road. They were deemed a UNESCO World Heritage site and became an important source of tourism revenue for the region. In 2001, then Taliban leader Mullah Moham...
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Oct 27, 2021 · A history of atrocities against the Hazaras. As one of the largest ethnic groups in Afghanistan, the Hazara people have endured various forms of oppression from Pashtun rulers and governments,...
Jan 24, 2024 · Under the Taliban, the Hazara community in Afghanistan is subjected to extreme violence and systematic dehumanization. Member of the Pakistani Hazara community hold placards during a protest ...
Sep 13, 2021 · In July 2021, nine Hazara men were killed by Taliban fighters in southeastern Afghanistan, according to a report by Amnesty International – echoing previous periods under the Taliban when the...
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Khadija was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad, a noble of the Quraysh tribe in Makkah and a successful merchant. Khadija is often referred to by Muslims as " The Mother of Believers ". In Islam , she is an important female figure as one of the four 'ladies of heaven', alongside her daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad , Asiya the wife of the Pharaoh ...
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Jul 24, 2020 · Few have heard of the Hazara, an ethnic group native to Afghanistan. For over a century, the Hazara community has suffered from targeted discrimination, persecution, and massacres because of their ethnicity and Shi’ite faith in a predominantly Sunni-Muslim country.
