Month: September 2018
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Rising from the Pamir Mountains of Central Asia to the Sky of International Scholars
Biography of Late Dr. Boghshoh Lashkarbekov of Russian Academy of Sciences By Fazal Amin Beg BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Late Dr. Boghshoh Lashkarbekov and I were in contact for more than a decade through emails. When he planned to come to Gilgit-Baltistan Region (northern Pakistan) in autumn 2011 regarding the fieldwork on Wakhi language, he contacted…
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Biyomorz Hakim Zafarulloh Beg-e Shakhsiyat et Khidmat-e Khalq
Mũborak Ta’r Yem Safar, Sad Mũborak Ta’r Yem Safar Cẽ Fazal Amin Beg en Ye z̃hũ spreg̃hi ambar, wost mũborak t’ar yem safar Lekertet sake bisar, reg̃hdit k̃hat tu Khũdhoy-e bar Ti chũvak vit dẽ Kũnjudh-e nungi tabib-v-e khondon Pũs̃ht dar pũs̃ht kertev darmon, g̃hat dẽ tow yem ilm et hũnar Mũtket vit tu dem…
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Bu Band Skẽ Biyomorz Lambardor Shohgul Aziz et Biyomorz Ũstodh Ghũlom Big
cẽ Fazal Amin Beg en dem zindagig̃h-e korwon, tag̃hdines̃h bu ror amon gezde woz ce ya tũfon, gok̃hti har kuy sargardon Zẽboti lup yi darakht, ki yow ce pũr meywa tu gotes̃h yow kumer nodon, nasty yow niv dem jahon Yow khũsh sũrat et ulfat, ce tu marka-e zinat Pẽc̃hetk tu yow dẽ qẽsa, hayronjin…
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The Ismaili Tajik Community of China: An Anthropological Exploration and Field Results
By Fazal Amin Beg Introduction The Ismaili community, comprised on millions of population, is a branch of the Shia Islam found in more than 50 countries around the world. They are brought up and fostered in diverse cultural and regional settings; and thus, they make up a global community having a unitary command led by…
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A Giant Development Guru in Compassionate Cry: speech of Mr. Shoaib Sultan Khan of Pakistan in Hunza Valley
By Fazal Amin Beg In September 2012, the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), a Project of Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan, organized a highly remarkable event in remembrance of its thirty years journey and in recognition of the services rendered and development projects/programs initiated and accompanied by highly impressive professionals and volunteers from various parts…
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UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS OF PLURALISM AND HARMONY IN THE CONTEXT OF ISLAM AND PAKISTAN
By Fazal Amin Beg INTRODUCTION After an attempt of getting a deep conceptual understanding and exercise of the terms “Pluralism and Harmony”, and an orientation with the country , the paper tries to see the conceptual framework (models and values) against the prevailing societal practices. It then tries to tfind out the factors leading towards…
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Linguistic Perspectives on Wakhi of Late Dr. Ayd Muhammad of the Pamirs, Tajikistan
By Fazal Amin Beg 1. Background and Introduction It was July 12, 2013 I was in the Ismaili Center, Dushambe (capital of Tajikistan) and sitting with late Dr. Ayd Muhammad of the Pamir, who remained a great academic personality and contributed enormously to the Wakhi language. He had his PhD in Linguistics and specialization in…