Manufacturing Minorities

Saaeda Begum
Irfan Ali was perhaps one of the most well known young Hazara activists and human rights worker. His death in the January 10, 2013 suicide bomb attack sent shock waves across the country, and solicited outrage and statements of sorrow

Saaeda Begum
Irfan Ali was perhaps one of the most well known young Hazara activists and human rights worker. His death in the January 10, 2013 suicide bomb attack sent shock waves across the country, and solicited outrage and statements of sorrow

Ali Baba Taj Reads Barf Nama
Ali Baba Taj is perhaps one of the best known poets in Quetta. A scholar of Persian and Urdu literature, he writes in Persian, Urdu and Hazaragi. In between listening to him read his poems, we spent many hours talking

Ali Baba Taj Reads Barf Nama
Ali Baba Taj is perhaps one of the best known poets in Quetta. A scholar of Persian and Urdu literature, he writes in Persian, Urdu and Hazaragi. In between listening to him read his poems, we spent many hours talking

Ali Baba Taj
Ali Baba Taj is perhaps one of the best known poets in Quetta. A scholar of Persian and Urdu literature, he writes in Persian, Urdu and Hazaragi. In between listening to him read his poems, we spent many hours talking

Ali Baba Taj
Ali Baba Taj is perhaps one of the best known poets in Quetta. A scholar of Persian and Urdu literature, he writes in Persian, Urdu and Hazaragi. In between listening to him read his poems, we spent many hours talking

The Hazara – The Cemetery – Multimedia
The Hazara Qabristan – Hazara cemetery situated on the outskirts of the Hazara neighborhood of Mehr Abad and in the shadow of the Koh-i-Murad hills, is a sacred space for the community. At its center, demarcated by a low cement

The Hazara – The Cemetery – Multimedia
The Hazara Qabristan – Hazara cemetery situated on the outskirts of the Hazara neighborhood of Mehr Abad and in the shadow of the Koh-i-Murad hills, is a sacred space for the community. At its center, demarcated by a low cement

The Hazara – Mohsin Changezi Reads ‘City of Sorrows’ – Multimedia
Perhaps more than any news story, his poems capture the struggle and fear of the Hazara community in the face of the violence targeted against them. Here he reads his work City of Sorrow;

The Hazara – Mohsin Changezi Reads ‘City of Sorrows’ – Multimedia
Perhaps more than any news story, his poems capture the struggle and fear of the Hazara community in the face of the violence targeted against them. Here he reads his work City of Sorrow;

Mohsin Changezi
Perhaps more than any news story, his poems capture the struggle and fear of the Hazara community in the face of the violence targeted against them. You can listen to a few of his pieces here. They are in the

Mohsin Changezi
Perhaps more than any news story, his poems capture the struggle and fear of the Hazara community in the face of the violence targeted against them. You can listen to a few of his pieces here. They are in the

The Hazara Ghetto: Mehr Abad, Quetta – Image Gallery
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Mehr Abad, Quetta – Image Gallery
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Mehr Abad, Quetta – Interactive Map
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Mehr Abad, Quetta – Interactive Map
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Hazara Town, Quetta – Image Gallery
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Hazara Town, Quetta – Image Gallery
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Hazara Town, Quetta – Interactive Map
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and

The Hazara Ghetto: Hazara Town, Quetta – Interactive Map
The Hazara today are largely confined to two neighborhoods – Hazara Town and Mehr Abad. With nearly 850 dead in a series of attacks since 2009, this once vibrant, vital and creative community has been reduced to living apart and