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Abdul Latīf Pedrām (Persian: عبداللطيف پدرام; born in 1963) is an active politician and a former candidate for presidency in Afghanistan where he received 1.4% of the vote during the 2004 elections.[1][2] Currently, he is the leader of the National Congress Party of Afghanistan. Image File history File links Latif_Pedram. ...
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Persian (Local names: Ùارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The National Congress Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e-Congra-e-Mili Afghanistan) is a political party in Afghanistan. ...
Born in Badakhshan in 1963 to a Shia Ismaili Tajik family, Latīf Pedrām is a writer, poet, journalist, and professor of Persian literature. He was director of the library of the Hakīm Nāṣer Khoṣrow Balkhī Cultural Center. First a supporter of the communist government, he soon began to openly criticize and oppose the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. He stayed in Afghanistan during most of the war years, moving around the country to be able to pursue his activities. Latīf Pedrām was finally forced into exile by the advance of the Taliban and their policies of ethnic and linguistic segregation. Before returning to Afghanistan after the demise of the Taliban, he lived for a while in France where he attempted to promote Afghanistan's Persian poetry and literature. Badakhshan (Persian: بدخشان BadakhshÄn) is one of the provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 29 districts. ...
Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ...
The IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmÄÊ¿Ä«lÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان EsmÄÊ¿Ä«liyÄn) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (IthnÄÊ¿ashariyya). ...
Languages Persian (varieties of Dari and Tajik) Religions Islam (predominantly Sunni) Related ethnic groups Other Iranian peoples TÄjÄ«k (Persian: ; UniPers: Tâjik; Cyrillic: ) is a term generally applied to Persian-speaking peoples of Iranian origin living east of Iran. ...
Persian literature (in Persian: ‎ ) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. ...
This article is about Communist rule in Afghanistan (1978-1992), which is separate, although slightly so, from the Soviet war in Afghanistan. ...
Combatants Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan and foreign Mujahideen rebels supported by nations such as: United States, Peoples Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran Commanders Soviet forces only Boris Gromov Pavel Grachev Valentin Varennikov Abdul Haq Jalaluddin Haqqani Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Mohammed Khalis Ismail Khan Ahmed Shah...
The Taliban (Pashto: , students or seekers of knowledge) are a group that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by American aerial bombardment and Northern Alliance ground forces. ...
Persian literature is literature written in Persian, or by Persians in other languages. ...
Persian literature (in Persian: ‎ ) spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. ...
Controversies Latīf Pedrām is a strong supporter of federalism and secularism in Afghanistan. He strongly opposes both Islamic fundamentalism and the American military occupation of Afghanistan. Political federalism is a political philosophy in which a group of members are bound together (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head. ...
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Islamic fundamentalism is a religious ideology which advocates literalistic interpretations of the sacred texts of Islam, Sharia law, and an Islamic State. ...
Perhaps his most controversial statement is his demand for a name-change in Afghanistan. In many publications and articles, he proposed the change of the name "Afghanistan" to "Khorasan", the medieval name of the region. Friday Mosque in Herat, a city which is known as The Pearl of Khorasan Greater Khorasan is a modern term for eastern territories of ancient Persia. ...
Awards Dr. Latīf Pedrām has received many international awards, including: He is also an honorary member of: Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a United States-based international non-government organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Reporters Without Borders, or RWB (French: Reporters sans frontières, or RSF) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to freedom of the press. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
- The International Parliament of Writers and a guest of the city of Suresnes in France
- The "Association of the Persian speakers of the World" ("Peyvand") and member of the board of editors of Peyvand journal
Suresnes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. ...
Quotes | “ | The previous Taliban foreign affairs minister, Wakil Ahmed Mutawakel [...] and many other [Taliban] are living openly in Kabul. Some of these leaders and other [in]famous murderers during the Taliban regime have seats in the National Assembly. Under these conditions, Afghans have the right also to wonder what the foreign forces are doing in their country.[3] | ” | | “ | As a non-religious and multiethnic movement, our project is based on a national economic cohesion so that all Afghan ethnic groups participate in the national decision-making. But we have to recognize the realities: the province of Herat and the province of Paktia, live a century apart from each other; if the fundamentalists who are powerful in certain provinces of the south oppose the opening of schools in the territory they control, why allow them to impose their rule in other more advanced provinces!?[3] - Comment on Afghan president Hamid Karzai's remarks to "invite moderate Taliban into Afghanistan's new government". | ” | Hamid Karzai (Pashto: Øامد کرزي) (b. ...
The Taliban (Pashto: , students or seekers of knowledge) are a group that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by American aerial bombardment and Northern Alliance ground forces. ...
External Links
- PBS Frontline: World: Afghanistan Without Warlords, a Secular Politician
- LibertyRadio.org Biography
- An interview with l'Humanité (in English, January 1, 2007)
- Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Abdul Latif Pedram: Intellectual Adds Controversy to Campaign
- National Congress Party of Afghanistan Website
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