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6. Pashtun and Harza- Abby Cultural: The Hazara people have had a very difficult time, fighting with basically everyone at one point in time. As an article states “Persecution of the Hazara continues today” (“Who Are The Harza?”). This fact causes a great uproar to the Harzan people, since they are a minority group and therefore can be overcome easily. This has changed though, seeing as “there are approximately 2.7 million Hazaras in Afghanistan” (“Harza” 1). They are becoming a majority of the people despite their bloody past.

Historical: Historically, the Harza people have had a very difficult time. They are have been slaughtered, persecuted, and been discriminated on. To put the two terms together though: “as the Pashtun Rahman started to extend his influence from Kabul by force to other parts of the country, the Hazaras were the first ethnic group to revolt against his expansionism” (“Hazaras” 1). The two were fighting against each other. The Harza people have had their way of life basically demolished due to all this fighting. As an article stated “Because of these differences, they have long been despised and persecuted by majority groups. Persecution of the Hazara continues today” (“Who Are The Harza”). Their history has been long and bloody even though they are peaceful people.

Aim: The purpose of the Harza people is to be faithful to their religion. While many people get angry over religion, and many wars have broken out because of it, the Harza people have stuck to their morals and are now becoming more powerful. They “were once the largest Afghan ethnic group constituting nearly 67% of the total population of the state before the 19th century” (“Harza”). Their purpose is to follow their faith and attempt to stay out of trouble. This is working since there is a large population of Harzan people who live in Afghanistan now. These people “believe that to be Hazara is to be Muslim—they cannot imagine any other alternative (“Who Are The Harza?”). They believe in their faith, which is part of what keeps them going.

Audience: An audience of the Hazan people would be historians. They do not get as much publicity as Jewish people, but they are still important roles in history and have been prosecuted due to their religion. As stated in an article, “within Afghani culture the Hazaras are famous for their music and poetry and the proverbs from which their poetry stems” (“Hazra”). These people have an audience of those who like the arts as well. They attract all types of people, mainly due to their interesting look on life and very bloody history.

Works Cited:

Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Afghanistan : Hazaras, 2008,

"Who Are the Hazara?" //Who Are the Hazara? // Web. 29 Oct. 2014.