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Flag of Hazaristan

The flag of Hazaristan (Persian : پرچم هزارستان ) is the national flag of Hazaristan and Hazaras. It was originally proposed by Kamran Mir Hazar on Kabul Press in 2013, and later in 2014 presented on the cover of the anthology Poems for the Hazara.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Article 37 of the Hazaristan Charter, released by the Pioneers of the Hazaristan Independence Movement on April 11, 2021, is about the Hazaristan Flag.[9]

Hazaristan
Flag of Hazaristan
Flag of Hazaristan
Adopted2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Designed byKamran Mir Hazar

The flag of Hazaristan has been extensively used in many countries during the global Hazara protests against the Hazara genocide in Afghanistan.[10][11][12] [13] [14] [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] The flag of Hazaristan also has been used by well-known Hazara organizations such as the Hazara National Congress, the Munich Hazara Association, Brisbane's Hazara Community, and the Hazara Council of Great Britain.[24][25][26][27]

Hazaristan, a mountainous region in central Afghanistan, in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Hazaristan is not an independent country, but has been home to the Hazara people since antiquity, first referenced by extant literature in Baburnama, the bi-lingual memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babur (in Persian and Chagatai Turkic)

Design

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The color combination of the flag symbolizes the Hazara people's roots and origin, sky, their loyalty, long winter in Hazaristan, their future and development.[28][29][30][31]

History

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The Flag of Hazaristan was designed by the Hazara poet and activist Kamran Mir Hazar.[32][33]

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    Version with Hazaristan in English.
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    Version with Hazaristan in Persian inscription.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "پرچم هزارستان". Kabul Press. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Hazaristan Flag". Kabul Press. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Flag of Hazaristan on the Cover of the Anthology Poems for the Hazara". Hazara Rights. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "چند اپیزود از هزاره و هزارستان در دنیای غرب". Kabul Press. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Flag of Hazaristan". Hazara International Network. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ Khan, Rabia Latif (2022). "Deconstructing Afghan Historiography: A Case Study of Hazara History Writing". Afghanistan. 5 (2). euppublishing.com: 201–220. doi:10.3366/afg.2022.0093. S2CID 252608176. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  7. ^ "پرچم هزارستان با پرچم کشورهای مختلف جهان". Hazara International. June 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "آگاهان: برخـورد قوم‌گرایانۀ ارگ پـرچم‌هـای مخـالف "افغـانستان" را بلنـد کـرده است". Mandegar Daily. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Hazaristan Charter". The Pioneers of the Hazaristan Independence Movement. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Demonstrations in dozens of cities around the world to stop the genocide of Hazaras in Afghanistan". BBC Persian. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Urgent support at Hazara vigil for victims of school bombing". ABC News. ABC Radio Perth. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  12. ^ "ISerlohn: Erinnerung an vergessenen völkermord". IKZ-Online. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Hazaras demand Labor act on Taliban killings, protect refugees". Green Left. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Brave Voices: Razia". Tahmina. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  15. ^ "'I was their teacher': A chance encounter as Afghans protest after a suicide bombing". WGCU News. November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Members of the British Parliament in a meeting with Hazara protesters: We will take your request to the highest level of the government". RFI Persian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Hazaristan Flag: Reverse Engineering Afghan Oppression Against the Hazara". Kabul Press. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Increased Attacks in Afghanistan Target Women and Girls Attending School". Ms. Magazine. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Australia Must Take Immediate Steps to Protect Hazaras". Jesuit Refugee Service Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  20. ^ "It's time to recognize Afghanistan's silenced genocide". The Emory Wheel. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Hazara Worldwide Protest: Stop Hazara Genocide". Kabul Press. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  22. ^ "The People of Afghanistan Stand Together in Solidarity to #StopHazaraGenocide". The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  23. ^ "A hazarák üldöztetése ellen vonulnak utcákra világszerte". Magyar Nemzet. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  24. ^ "British Hazara Awards 2022". Hazara Council of Great Britain. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  25. ^ "گزارش از پیگیری مصوبات قطعنامه کنفرانس بین‌المللی کنگره ملی هزاره در وین". Hazara National Congress. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  26. ^ "An Appeal to the World Concerning the Dire Situation of the Hazara Ethnic Group in Afghanistan". Hazara International. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  27. ^ "'Brisbane's Hazara community raise awareness of genocide in Afghanistan". Casey James, The Meanjin Inquirer. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Flag of Hazaristan". Hazara International Network. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  29. ^ "Flag of Hazaristan". Kamran Mir Hazar. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  30. ^ "بیرقی برای هزارستان". Kabul Press. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  31. ^ "Hazaristan". The CRW Flags. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  32. ^ Poems for the Hazara: A Multilingual Poetry Anthology and Collaborative Poem by 125 Poets from 68 Countries. Full Page Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0983770862.
  33. ^ "Poets discover Hazara while NATO fails to protect them from terrorists". Hazara Rights. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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