Class+Separation

__ Class Separation __ Kostas & Frasat General Description

Hazaras
 * Population: 1.5-4.3 million ( Estimate )
 * 15% of Afghanistan is Hazara (Map)
 * Speaks Hazaragi which is derived from Persian language.
 * Also Speak Dari (Khorasani Persian); Pashtu; Baluchi; Turkic
 * Muslim belief.
 * Large amount of discrimination against them.
 * Settled in Afghanistan in the 13th century.
 * Lives on the edge of economic survival.
 * In 19th century, they were forced to flee into the mountains of central Afghanistan (the Hazarajat) which is where they live today and are split up into 9 geographically distinct cells.
 * The "Poor" religion between Pashtuns and Hazara[[image:Hazaras.jpg]]

Pashtuns
 * Population: 8-9 million
 * 25% of Afghanistan is made up of Pashtuns(Map)
 * Dominant ethnic community.
 * Concentrated in the east and south of Afghanistan.
 * Gained control over the entire country in the 19th century.
 * Mostly speaks Pashtu.
 * Divided into sub-tribal and tribal groups.
 * The "Wealthy" religion between Hazaras and Pashtuns[[image:Pashtun.jpg]]

Difference Between Hazara and Pashtun


 * The Pashtuns are the largest and most politically powered group in Afghanistan while the Hazaras are the largest Shia group and are ranked very low on an ethnic scale.
 * Government positions are reserved for Pashtuns while the Hazaras in Kabul follow unskilled labor occupations and those jobs are known as Hazara occupations.
 * In order to be classified as a Pashtun, a mane must: speak Pashtu, be a Sunni, trace his ancestry to Qays, and marry his sisters and daughters to other Pashtuns.



Pashtunwali
 * Pashtunwali or "doing Pashtu" is the code of behavior stressing honor and its defense, autonomy, bravery, self-respect, and respect for others that follows strict interpretation of Sharia and the Pashtun males abide by.
 * A man's honor is shown through his ability to defend and dominate his property, including his wife, female relatives, and household.
 * When a Pashtun's honor has been questioned or damaged, he is expected to seek vengeance via physical retaliation or compensation in property or money.
 * Pashtuns may be Muslim; however, "doing Pashtu" does not follow Sunna as true Muslims should.

Religious Facts

Hazaras
 * The Hazaras are Shi'ite Muslims.
 * Very difficult to separate the Hazara culture from its religion.

Pashtuns
 * Islam is the Pashtun religion as of the 18th century but few tribes are followers of the Sunni Muslim section.

Violent Acts


 * Armed political factions of the Hazara were subjecting ethnic Pashtuns to beatings, sexual violence, intimidation, and murder.
 * In August 1998, the Taliban entered Mazar-I-Sharif and went on a killing frenzy showing no mercy. 2,000 and 5,000 men, woman and children whom were mostly ethnic Hazara civilians. During the slaughter, the Taliban forces searched the town for male members of the ethnic Hazara community and Other communities as well.

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