A brave woman - an Afghan poet - is cut down in her prime.
A brave woman is cut down in her prime. From the BBC:
A well-known Afghan poet and journalist has died from her injuries after being beaten, police say.
Officers found the body of Nadia Anjuman, 25, at her home in the western city of Herat.
A senior police officer said her husband had confessed to hitting her during a row.
But it is said that "the family", which I suspect means "her husband's family", refused to allow a post-mortem, which makes it highly likely that he will not pay any price for his action.…
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26 - shahab khan
nadia anjuman was a wonderful poetess and gods gain has been our greatest loss.
khan saab id like to ask where in the quran you may have read this verse? as i recall the verse actually refers to the ways in which a husand is allowed to stop his wife from committing an EVIL act. it says that he may first express himself and his wishes for her to stop whatever EVIL act it is that she is involving herself in (keep in mind that by evil God refers not to society evils but acts considered evil and punisheable by our religion. such as drinking gambling prostitution shirk stealing murder etc. as to my knowledge and that of millions of other muslims all around the world to be knowledgeable and to express ones self on paper is not evil or shameful. nadia anjuman was a rising intellectual who was capable of producing beautiful poetry. the quran itself is set in verses of poetry.granted no human being could ever reach the level of the poetry in the quran. we all know its power and we all know how its affects all that read it. our religion supports expressive poetry. there is no shame or evil or filth in what she did or wrote. you should try reading some of her work.) if his wife refuses to acknowledge his warning he may slap her but he is never to beat her.
women, too, are God's creatures. you have no right over them as they have no right over you. keep in mind God doesnot say that a man is superior to a woman. God says through the verses of His book that while He has endowed men with superior strength He has endowed women with superior empathy, emotions. we balance each other. that is the way of nature. it always has been.
what happened to nadia anjuman was horrible. sadly, it will become just another example of how illiteracy and suppression are still very much alive and are still very much very large problems for us. i wonder how many people have already chalked this young poetess's death to islam.
and i wonder if her silly husband realized that while he thought he was quieting nadia for ever to save his pride and honor, hes just about multiplied her sales worldwide and now, will never bury her work the way he wished to.
may she rest in peace. she deserves to.
ina lilahey wa ina illahey raajyeoun. aameen.
27 - shahab khan
id also like to add even if a husband is allowed to slap his wife according to our religion its not SUPPORTED. the same way divorce is allowed by islam but not SUPPORTED. and just because your allowed to slap your wife doesnt mean your allowed to kill her. DONT cover the misdeeds of others by blaming God or your religion!
and slapping your wife is not a muslim rule!
signed,
an outraged muslim.
28 - shahab
for those of you looking for articles about nadia anjumans death in different languages here are a few websites that may help:
frauenwiki.de
bukhara magazine
georgiamada
29 - shahab
ozarzand
sammelmappe.blogg.de
giorgiotave.it
30 - shahab
layoutstudios.com
e-kolay.net
ratiatum.com
31 - MikeBurch
I have published a tribute page for Nadia Anjuman, with a very striking picture of her and what I believe is the most comprehensive account of her life, death and poetry on the Internet. The website is >a href="http://www.thehypertexts.com">the hypertexts.com and Nadia Anjuman's page appears the Contemporary Poets index.
32 - Sam Vaseghi
I am the Chief Editor of the Archives of Iranian Literature in Exile. Our archive is the trusty of Nadja's work in name of her brother. We have collected the complete work and researched the final biography. At the present we do not distribute or publish any works bbut are open to respond to any questions.
Fine regards
-Sam Vaseghi
33 - Deela Khan
DARK FLOWERS
(For Nadia Anjuman Herawi 1980 - 2005)
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Sulphurous blooms burn, mutilate; blow bodies apart.
Tell me who are the war mongers, terror stokers " why, do innocents die?
The planet pirouettes on its bloodied axis
Missiles fly dragonflies of fire carted by hands hollow of heart
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Bombs that can blast away towers and trees up high
Emit rays that scrape skin from scorched faces that smart
Tell me who are the war mongers, terror stokers - why do innocents die?
In times of jittery Peace we’re living with war, Why, I ask, why?
Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, live walls and camps, state-of-the-art
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
On continents and seas of plenty, people war, starve and die
Who attached price-tags to land, diamonds, coal, oil, water and art?
Tell me who are the war mongers, terror stokers - why do innocents die?
And you, my Dylan, scintillating star in the nightsky
I thank, praise you now for villanelles that sting and dart
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Tell me who are the war mongers, terror stokers " why do innocents die?
Deela Khan
7 September 2006
34 - Deela Khan
I am posting a revised version of Dark Flowers:
DARK FLOWERS
(For Nadia Anjuman Herawi 1980-2005)
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Sulphurous blooms burn, mutilate; blow bodies apart.
Tell me who are the warmongers, terror stokers"why do innocents die?
The planet pirouettes on its bloodied axis
Missiles fly dragonflies of fire carted by hands hollow of heart
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Bombs blast away towers and trees up high
Emit rays, scrape skin. Scorched faces smart.
Tell me who are the warmongers, terror-stokers"why do innocents die?
In times of jittery Peace we’re living with war, Why, I ask, why?
Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, live walls and camps, state-of-the-art
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
On continents and seas of plenty, people war, starve and die
Who attached the price-tags, carved land, diamonds, coal, oil and water apart?
Tell me who are the warmongers, terror-stokers"why do innocents die?
And you, my Dylan, scintillating star in the nightsky
I thank, praise you now for villanelles that sting and dart
Dark flowers come blazing from the night skies
Tell me who are the warmongers, terror-stokers"why do innocents die?
Deela Khan
7 September 2006
35 - nadia
nadia anjoman was agreat person and she was a frined of mine i miss her so much
36 - Andrea Whyte
I wrote a poem after seeing the recent documentry about Afghan women and their plight, its a tribute to a brilliant wordsmith.
Deny all responsibility
Its easy, its easy
Feign care when it's needed
Forget when head hits pillow.
Explain the shortfall,
Consume the good, deny the bad
How sure the imbalances
Ignorance is bliss?
Ignorance is the bain of our sheltered existance.
Speak out. Lose out.
Care, but fear the expectations:
She said, "i am caged in this corner"
Woman- freedom in death is your victory
For on this earth it could not be.
Justice can you justify the horrors of her life?
How can we be selfish when the selfless die in misery?
37 - Nadia K
does anyone know what happened to her daughter? where she is?
38 - Jeff
I just finished watching the cnn investigative program intitled: Lifting the veil. I'm heartbroken to see such suffering in silence. Nadia was a voice that got silenced.
Silenced? No
Her light will shine
In the darkest soul
may her poetry be a light
in the night of suffering,
may all oppressed women sing a song of freedom
to come.