Sayed Askar Mousavi Explained

Sayed Askar Mousavi
Birth Name:Sayed Askar
Birth Place:Karte Sakhi, Kabul, Afghanistan
Occupation:Novelist, writer
Nationality:Afghan
Alma Mater:University of East Anglia
St Antony's College, Oxford
Notableworks:Author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan

Sayed Askar Mousavi (سید عسکر موسوی) is a writer and novelist from Afghanistan. He is the author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan published on January 29, 2009, by Cambridge University.[1]

Sayed Askar Mousavi was born in 1956 in a family belonging to the Hazara ethnic group in Karte Sakhi area of Kabul, Afghanistan[2]

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Development Studies, 1987) and St Antony's College, Oxford (MLitt; Ph.D.). Sayed Askar Mousavi was a prominent figure in the "cultural struggle" of the Afghan Mujahideen in Iran during the Russian occupation. He was the main writer and editor of a few publications, including Saaf, and Jawali.

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Notes and References

  1. Canfield. Robert L.. May 1999. Sayed Askar Mousavi, The Hazaras of Afghanistan: An Historical, Cultural, Economic and Political Study (Surrey: Curzon, 1998). Pp. 282.. International Journal of Middle East Studies. en. 31. 2. 321–322. 10.1017/S0020743800054325. 154846037 . 1471-6380.
  2. Web site: سید عسکر موسوی، فعال سیاسی: برای مبارزه با ارتجاع به زنان تحصیل‌کرده نیاز داریم روزنامه 8 صبح. 8am.af. 2018-04-25.