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Along with pakhtoon history you should read 'Beloved' by toni morrison and 'the colour purple'
But actually ethnic identity is a very interesting subject and one must factor it in when thinking about countries that are fairly diverse in this way; it has a strong influence on politics, social equity, the perception of history, and the control of resources. These are still factors that are currently shaping Afghan society today.
Also this goes out to anyone else: I just recently encountered an Afghani who claims that he doesn't consider Pushtun's to be 'Afghans'. I had to block him because I became so irritated with him in general, but on what do you suppose he bases this opinion?
I find the issue of ethnicity and national identity to be a very complex one. I feel that too much meaningless emphasis is put on 'national identity'. While for some groups 'national identity' is a defining factor of their identity (such as muhajir's from India) I feel that for certain ethnic groups especially pushtuns, it is less of a factor in terms of cultural identity.
One example of my frustration was when I recently tried to join the organization RAWA. They denied me membership, because I'm not an Afghan woman (even though I thought by virtue of being a Pushtun, I would get some consideration.) I understand that each group is entitled to having entrance requirements, however, I feel that as ethnic kin our involvement should be welcome by our Pushtun brethren in Afghanistan (and I am not speaking of the involvement of the Pakistani government here, but of Pushtun Pakistani's as individuals).
Also, I have gotten the impression by Dari speaking Afghans that they look down on Pushto speakers. Is this true, generally speaking? And is this because they were (or are) generally more well to do in Afghanistan, and if so, why?
I guess a tribe has to have a pushtun/afghan roots to be considered pusthun. From reading your journal, it appears that your family is probabaly from Mansehra as they are more aryan looking.
Khan001 - Salaam! And thanks for the info! OMG! you're so right about the burying the dead in thier own backyard!!! My family totally has a litttle makeshift cemetery in the back that has our deceased relatives buried in it...kinda creepy, if you ask me...hehe! But, I've never seen "Quam Turk" written on the tombstones. But I will investigate further next time I go.
When you say that a tribe is non-pushtun...what do you mean by that? OR more specifically, when you say that a tribe IS pashtun, what do you mean by that? What makes a tribe pashtun or not? What origins does one have to trace thier roots back to, to eb considered pashtun?
Thanks so much for all the information y'all! I REALLY appreciate it!
Abottabad is virtually all non-pushtun. Mansehra is mostly non-pushtun. They speak several languges from hindko to pahari etc. However, some tribes like the Swatis, Mashwanis trace their roots to pushtun origon. Battagram is all pushtun mostly Yusafzai.
Kohistan is more closed ethnically to Chitral and Gligit. Hidko is not spoken here and pushtuns are a small portion of the population.
Ya Ustad! (lol!) what can you tell me about the history of Hazara? Did I read in another post that your grandfather is from Hazara too? (My pashto is quite bad, so while i am trying hard to understand what is going on in the thread were y'all just write in pashto, often times i just get lost, so I could be totally wrong on that, haha!) So Hazarans are from Mongolian decent? Interesting! Keep the info coming! Jazakallah Khairun!