Sayed Askar Mousavi ( prs, سید عسکر موسوی) is a writer and novelist from

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. He is the author of '' The Hazaras of Afghanistan'' published on January 29, 2009 by

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. Sayed Askar Mousavi was born in 1956 in a family belonging to the Hazara ethnic group in Karte Sakhi area of

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He was educated at the

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(BA Development Studies, 1987) and St Antony's College, Oxford (MLitt; Ph.D.). Sayed Askar Mousavi was a prominent figure in the "cultural struggle" of the Afghan Mujahideen in Iran during the Russian occupation. He was the main writer and editor of a few publications, including ''Saaf'', and ''Jawali''.

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Living people 1956 births Hazara writers Hazara historians Hazara people People from Kabul Alumni of the University of East Anglia Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford {{Afghanistan-writer-stub

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