Education of Hazara Girls in a Diaspora : education as empowerment and an agent of change
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Changezi, S.H. & Biseth, H. (2011). Education of Hazara Girls in a Diaspora : education as empowerment and an agent of change. Research in Comparative and International Education, 6 (1), 79-89 http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/rcie.2011.6.1.79Sammendrag
Afghanistan is a country which has experienced years of conflict and war. This
unrest has forced large numbers of Afghans into diasporas, Hazaras comprising one of these
groups. Hazaras have mainly fled from rural Hazarajat to more urban areas in Pakistan.
Marginalization of Hazaras in general and girls in particular, both in Afghanistan and
Pakistan, restricts their ability to, for example, access education and challenge traditional
gender roles. However, in the authors’ view, the change of locality is but one factor that has
altered what kind of marginalization they experience, changing, among other things, the
sentiments toward girls’ education, as well as their access to schools. In analysing interviews
conducted with Hazara parents, teachers and female students in Pakistan, the authors argue
that this situation in a diaspora has made girls’ education more accessible, and can be seen as
an agent of change for both individuals and the Hazaras as a group.