Hazara diaspora
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The Hazara people, a Persian-speaking
ethnic group originating in the Hazarajat
region of central Afghanistan
, have established a large diaspora
which consists of many communities in different countries around the world. There are currently over half a million Hazara who live in the Balochistan province of Pakistan
(mostly in and around the city of Quetta
), a large number of whom have been settled in the country for generations and are now Pakistani citizens
. A similarly large Hazara community is also present in Iran
.
Apart from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, a large number of Hazara have migrated to countries such as the United States
, Canada
, Australia
and in Europe
, mostly due to an unstable political and economic situation prevailing back home as well as the ongoing persecution of Hazara people
in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Hazara Council of Australia is an organisation formed by the Hazara community of Australia. Arman Monthly
is a Persian-language magazine distributed nationwide which is published by the Hazara community. The 2003 Australian documentary film Molly & Mobarak
is based on a Hazara asylum seeker who enters Australia, falls in love with a local girl and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration.
Mongolia
Mongolia's Tsahim Örtöö Foundation (Цахим өртөө сүлжээ) offers scholarships for Hazara high school graduates in Afghanistan and Pakistan to study for five years at the National University of Mongolia
. Each US$52,000 scholarship is financed by charitable donations from Mongolian companies and professional associations, as well as individual Mongolian citizens living abroad.
United States
Hussain Andaryas
is a Hazara American who is a Christian activist and editor of the Afghan Times, an Afghan Christian news network.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
ethnic group originating in the Hazarajat
Hazarajat
The Hazarajat is the original homeland of the Hazara people, and lies in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains and the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. Its physical boundaries, however, are roughly marked by the Bamiyan Basin to the north, the headwaters of...
region of central Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, have established a large diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
which consists of many communities in different countries around the world. There are currently over half a million Hazara who live in the Balochistan province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(mostly in and around the city of Quetta
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
), a large number of whom have been settled in the country for generations and are now Pakistani citizens
Pakistani nationality law
The Pakistani nationality law governs citizenship of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The principal legislation determining nationality, the Pakistan Citizenship Act was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 13 April, 1951.-Citizenship:...
. A similarly large Hazara community is also present in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Apart from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, a large number of Hazara have migrated to countries such as the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mostly due to an unstable political and economic situation prevailing back home as well as the ongoing persecution of Hazara people
Persecution of Hazara people
This is a list of target killings and terrorist attacks which have been carried out as part of a systematic persecution of the Hazara people, a Shi'a Muslim ethnic minority in central Afghanistan and western Pakistan.-2001:...
in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Overseas communities
AustraliaThe Hazara Council of Australia is an organisation formed by the Hazara community of Australia. Arman Monthly
Arman Monthly
Arman is the monthly publication of the association of Hazaras in Victoria which serves the growing Afghan community of Melbourne and is distributed Australia-wide. It is published on the first Monday of each month and has a readership base of several thousand...
is a Persian-language magazine distributed nationwide which is published by the Hazara community. The 2003 Australian documentary film Molly & Mobarak
Molly & Mobarak
Molly & Mobarak is a 2003 Australian documentary directed by Tom Zubrycki. It follows a Hazara asylum seeker, 22-year-old Mobarak Tahiri, as he falls in love with 25-year-old Molly Rule, and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration. In 2003, it was nominated for best...
is based on a Hazara asylum seeker who enters Australia, falls in love with a local girl and faces possible deportation as his temporary visa nears expiration.
Mongolia
Mongolia's Tsahim Örtöö Foundation (Цахим өртөө сүлжээ) offers scholarships for Hazara high school graduates in Afghanistan and Pakistan to study for five years at the National University of Mongolia
National University of Mongolia
The National University of Mongolia is the oldest university in Mongolia. It hosts twelve schools and faculties in Ulaanbaatar, and runs branches in the Zavkhan and Orkhon Aimags...
. Each US$52,000 scholarship is financed by charitable donations from Mongolian companies and professional associations, as well as individual Mongolian citizens living abroad.
United States
Hussain Andaryas
Hussain Andaryas
Hussain Andaryas is a Christian Afghan American and televangelist who hosts many websites and radio programs.Andaryas was born in Bombay, India, to a Shia Hazara family but was raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. He comes from the sub-tribe Oqi from Jaghoori...
is a Hazara American who is a Christian activist and editor of the Afghan Times, an Afghan Christian news network.
See also
- Afghan diasporaAfghan diasporaAfghan diaspora or Afghan immigrants are citizens of Afghanistan who have emigrated to other countries, or people of Afghan origin who are born outside Afghanistan.-List of countries:...
- Iranian diaspora
- Pakistani diasporaPakistani diasporaThe Pakistani diaspora, or an overseas Pakistani is a Pakistani citizen who has migrated to another country or a person of Pakistani origin who is born outside Pakistan. There are approximately 7 million Pakistanis living abroad...
- Pashtun diasporaPashtun diasporaPashtuns , also called Pathans have many communities around the world. Pukhtuns have long history to conquer and colonizing several regions especially the ancient regions of Sub-continent in duration of past few centuries...