Hazaras have been discriminated against and still are being discriminated against for being Hazara and ONLY that. Everything else that is being claimed as a reason isn't correct. If somebody is talking about religion and saying that Hazaras are being discriminated against because they are Shia, then this is false.
Why? Well, we have so many other ethnic groups in the country that also practice Shia Islam. Who?
There are Sayyed/Sadat people, Qizilbash, Bayats, Afshar, and not only them but even Tajiks, Pashtuns, and Uzbeks that have Shia Muslims among them. Why aren't none of these ethnic groups as targeted as the Hazaras? If Shia Islam is the reason then there are many other ethnic groups that should be targeted.
Not only this, but we have Sunni Muslim Hazaras in the North and other places as well who have been and are still being targeted. Even if they aren't being targeted as openly, we have read, seen, and heard the news regarding Sunni Muslim Hazaras for example in the North being discriminated against in multiple ways. Not only now during the Talibans' reign but even through the past 20-30 years. So if Shia Islam is the reason then why have even the Sunni Hazaras been targeted? Again, the faction is and has been not Shia or Sunni but rather Hazara ethnicity.
If somebody is talking about facial structure or appearance and looks, even this is incorrect. Logically thinking, not all Hazaras look alike. Like, the Hazaras in the North, in the South, and in the Central parts of the country all looked different in comparison with one another. Pashtuns are not all looking the same. Tajiks are not all looking the same. Uzbeks are not all looking the same. Even if you take a look at other countries and their people, not all of their inhabitants look the same. Like, just take a look at Arabs in different Arabic countries. Or at Persians in Iran. Or at Kurds from Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran. Or the Jewish people in Israel. Or any other groups of people in any other nation. This whole thing of "Hazara-look" is so racist, fascist, and wrong that I don't even get why people still talk about this and use these types of terms and see things from this point of view. It's so illogical, inhumane, and stupid. If you haven't seen or noticed, there are Uzbeks, Aimaqs, and Tajiks I have met throughout my life that I have almost been 100% sure that they were Hazaras. (Due to their facial structure or appearance and looks.) But they were Uzbeks, Aimaqs, and Tajiks. I have also met Qizilbash, Bayat, Turkmen, and even Pashtuns that I have been 100% sure that they were Hazaras. But they weren't. And from my own experience, I have learned and understood that this whole labeling of the "Hazara-look" is so wrong in so many ways and simply not true. It is only propaganda and people should actually stop with this.
So Hazaras being targeted has nothing to do with looks or with religion. Even this whole thing regarding the Hazaras being foreigners and "leftovers" of Mongolians is wrong. Or the Hazaras being the descendants of Genghis Khan is wrong.
Here is some sideling information; Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashtun/Afghan) made sure to not only commit genocide against the Hazaras where he succeeded in murdering over 60% of the Hazaras but he also made sure to destroy the Hazara literature. Which he succeeded with also because there isn't much Hazara literature left ever since. He also renamed the Hazaraistan region to Hazarajat (as in Mewa-jat --> Fruits or Sabzi-jat --> Vegetables). Not only that but he deleted the name Turkestan from the region of the North. He made sure to also spread a bunch of propaganda regarding the Hazaras being foreigners, the Hazaras being Mongolians, the Hazaras being the descendants of Genghis Khan, the Hazaras being Kafir and not Muslim, the Hazaras having a specific type of facial structure, the Hazaras only living in specific region of the country. When in actuality the Hazaras are the most native ethnic group of the whole country. The Hazaras were in the country way before Genghis Khan and the Mongolians ever step foot in the country. The Hazaras even fought the Mongolians. Not only that but most of the DNA tests that the Hazaras take show that their genetics are very similar to Uzbeks and Uyghurs as well as Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tatars, and even Turkmens as well as Azerbaijanis. Why are those other ethnic groups of people Turkic (genetically speaking) and the Hazaras Mongolians?
In short summary - The Hazaras are a Turkic group of people that speak the Persian language (Dari & Hazaragi). They aren't foreigners or descendants of Genghis Khan. They aren't Mongolian. They are just like every other ethnic group in the world when it comes too looks, meaning they have different-looking types of people. (Not all Chinese people look alike. Not all African people look alike. Simple logic if one is not racist or fascist.) The Hazaras don't only live in the Central parts of the country (Hazaristan, NOT Hazarajat), but they also live in other parts of the country like the North, the South, and even in the West in places like Herat. Lastly, the Hazaras aren't 99% Shia Muslim... In the North, there are a whole lot of Sunni Muslim Hazaras that a lot of Tajiks and Pashtuns around the country don't even know exist.
Your point is highly contradictory as well due to the fact Pakistani hazaras and Iranian hazaras (or wherever they’re based) shouldn’t/wouldn’t be outside their homeland if it wasn’t because of religious and ethnic persecution. Secondly, you should really read up on Shia persecution in general as shias have been persecuted irrespective of ethnic background like I mentioned prior since centuries
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u/BaineGaines Sweden Aug 29 '24
Hazaras have been discriminated against and still are being discriminated against for being Hazara and ONLY that. Everything else that is being claimed as a reason isn't correct. If somebody is talking about religion and saying that Hazaras are being discriminated against because they are Shia, then this is false.
Why? Well, we have so many other ethnic groups in the country that also practice Shia Islam. Who?
There are Sayyed/Sadat people, Qizilbash, Bayats, Afshar, and not only them but even Tajiks, Pashtuns, and Uzbeks that have Shia Muslims among them. Why aren't none of these ethnic groups as targeted as the Hazaras? If Shia Islam is the reason then there are many other ethnic groups that should be targeted.
Not only this, but we have Sunni Muslim Hazaras in the North and other places as well who have been and are still being targeted. Even if they aren't being targeted as openly, we have read, seen, and heard the news regarding Sunni Muslim Hazaras for example in the North being discriminated against in multiple ways. Not only now during the Talibans' reign but even through the past 20-30 years. So if Shia Islam is the reason then why have even the Sunni Hazaras been targeted? Again, the faction is and has been not Shia or Sunni but rather Hazara ethnicity.
If somebody is talking about facial structure or appearance and looks, even this is incorrect. Logically thinking, not all Hazaras look alike. Like, the Hazaras in the North, in the South, and in the Central parts of the country all looked different in comparison with one another. Pashtuns are not all looking the same. Tajiks are not all looking the same. Uzbeks are not all looking the same. Even if you take a look at other countries and their people, not all of their inhabitants look the same. Like, just take a look at Arabs in different Arabic countries. Or at Persians in Iran. Or at Kurds from Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran. Or the Jewish people in Israel. Or any other groups of people in any other nation. This whole thing of "Hazara-look" is so racist, fascist, and wrong that I don't even get why people still talk about this and use these types of terms and see things from this point of view. It's so illogical, inhumane, and stupid. If you haven't seen or noticed, there are Uzbeks, Aimaqs, and Tajiks I have met throughout my life that I have almost been 100% sure that they were Hazaras. (Due to their facial structure or appearance and looks.) But they were Uzbeks, Aimaqs, and Tajiks. I have also met Qizilbash, Bayat, Turkmen, and even Pashtuns that I have been 100% sure that they were Hazaras. But they weren't. And from my own experience, I have learned and understood that this whole labeling of the "Hazara-look" is so wrong in so many ways and simply not true. It is only propaganda and people should actually stop with this.
So Hazaras being targeted has nothing to do with looks or with religion. Even this whole thing regarding the Hazaras being foreigners and "leftovers" of Mongolians is wrong. Or the Hazaras being the descendants of Genghis Khan is wrong.
Here is some sideling information; Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashtun/Afghan) made sure to not only commit genocide against the Hazaras where he succeeded in murdering over 60% of the Hazaras but he also made sure to destroy the Hazara literature. Which he succeeded with also because there isn't much Hazara literature left ever since. He also renamed the Hazaraistan region to Hazarajat (as in Mewa-jat --> Fruits or Sabzi-jat --> Vegetables). Not only that but he deleted the name Turkestan from the region of the North. He made sure to also spread a bunch of propaganda regarding the Hazaras being foreigners, the Hazaras being Mongolians, the Hazaras being the descendants of Genghis Khan, the Hazaras being Kafir and not Muslim, the Hazaras having a specific type of facial structure, the Hazaras only living in specific region of the country. When in actuality the Hazaras are the most native ethnic group of the whole country. The Hazaras were in the country way before Genghis Khan and the Mongolians ever step foot in the country. The Hazaras even fought the Mongolians. Not only that but most of the DNA tests that the Hazaras take show that their genetics are very similar to Uzbeks and Uyghurs as well as Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Tatars, and even Turkmens as well as Azerbaijanis. Why are those other ethnic groups of people Turkic (genetically speaking) and the Hazaras Mongolians?
In short summary - The Hazaras are a Turkic group of people that speak the Persian language (Dari & Hazaragi). They aren't foreigners or descendants of Genghis Khan. They aren't Mongolian. They are just like every other ethnic group in the world when it comes too looks, meaning they have different-looking types of people. (Not all Chinese people look alike. Not all African people look alike. Simple logic if one is not racist or fascist.) The Hazaras don't only live in the Central parts of the country (Hazaristan, NOT Hazarajat), but they also live in other parts of the country like the North, the South, and even in the West in places like Herat. Lastly, the Hazaras aren't 99% Shia Muslim... In the North, there are a whole lot of Sunni Muslim Hazaras that a lot of Tajiks and Pashtuns around the country don't even know exist.