Category: Videos
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A Reflection on the Coronavirus and Women March in a Religious Context
By Fazal Amin Beg When the Coronavirus had raised its head in the Wuhan (Wukhan) city of China in November 2019, there was no high level of comments from different segments of the societies to assume the causes. When the Virus began flying to different countries across the globe, surpassing the scientific community, other specialized…
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A Brief Discussion with a Classical Wakhi Singer of Northern Pakistan: Late Pir Ali of Hunza Valley
By Fazal Amin Beg A Brief Note According to his narration to me in February 2009, Late Pir Ali was 76 years old. If this is taken for granted, he was born in 1933. He belonged to Sharisavz , a small village within Chipursan valley of Hunza district, Gilgit-Baltistan Region, Northern Pakistan. Earning a great…
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Initiative of Viral Languages Project and Dissemination of Reliable Information on Coronavirus in Wakhi Language
By Fazal Amin Beg Introduction This small contribution is with regard to dissemination of reliable and correct information on Coronavirus to the Wakhi language speakers as part of the viral Languages Project (VLP) initiated recently during the pandemic Coronavirus by some of the linguists, anthropologists and social activists from the United States (University at Buffalo,…
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Rural Development Initiatives in the Northern Pakistan through a Lens of A Dedicated Community Leader: Madam Bibi Husni Shares Experiences on Women Empowerment
By Fazal Amin Beg Introduction Imagine an extremely backward mountain society which was isolated from the rest of the world before the formal opening of the Karakoram Highway in 1978 and it had become only four years when a revolutionary rural development program is introduced with the name of Aga Khan Rural Support program (prominently…
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Yem Dũnyo-e Haqiqat: Jon et Tan woz Zamon et Makon (Reality of this world: Soul-Body and Time-Space)
By Fazal Amin Beg Noyoft z̃hũ kuh-e ambar, kum’res̃h gotem tow z̃hũ jigar Mũborak ta’r yem safar, reg̃hit wudhg tu Khũdhoy-e bar My unique mountain embar! Oh My beloved! To meet you, there is no way May your journey be blessed! You left for your permanent abode today Kũs̃hũy’t sufi bũzũrgev, k̃han’mes̃h bu g̃has̃h yav-e…
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An Apealing Wakhi Poetry on the Nature: Koyinot-e Safar (Journey of the Universe)
By Fazal Amin Beg This Wakhi poetry, Koyinot-e Safar (A Journey of the Universe) is an attempt to explore the relationship of the Nature with science, philosophy and spiritualism. the poet tries to stimulate the ideas and thoughts of people pertaining to human intellect or intelligence versus the huge creation of the Cosmos by the…
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Shoh Muborakbod (A New Persian Welcome Song)
By Fazal Amin Beg Shoh Muborakbod is a traditional Persian song that’s presented by the Wakhi community of Hunza (championed by artists of Gulmit) to the guests during the events like wedding, festivals and the like. Although, the poem is so impressive and inspirational, the meanings of the verses raised some valid questions before many…
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Ki Ne Kert Tag Kuy Wafo(If the Beloved Never Embraced Loyalty in Love)
By Fazal Amin Beg Ki Ne Kert Tag Kuy Wafo(If the beloved Never embraced Loyalty) is an interesting Wakhi lyric (ghazal) that deals with the unfaithfulness or untrustworthiness of the beloved with her lover. The poet advises to wait and observe her for a period of time and then to decide his disconnection with her…
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The Story of Coronavirus Recovery Cases in Gilgit-Baltistan Region
By Fazal Amin Beg Taking-off its flight from the Wuhan [pronounced as Wukhan] city of Wubei province of China, Coronavirus or COVID-19 has been targeting, terrorizing and devastating the human population across the globe since December 2019. So far more than 1.8 million people have reportedly come under the monstrous catastrophe. No continent dwelled by…