Ahmad Jawed

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Ahmad Jawed ([ ˈdʒwed ] means "the Eternal"; * January 1, 1927 in Kabul , Afghanistan , † July 31, 2002 in London ) was an Afghan literary scholar and peace educator .

biography

Ahmad Jawed attended the primary school in the old town of Kabul and later the renowned Habibia Lycée Habibia High School or Lessa e Habibia , founded in 1904 by Amir Habibullah Khan and named after him , which is located opposite the Zarnegar Park near Pol e Bagh e Ommuni ( Public garden by the bridge).

Jawed began his studies in political science (then and now also part of law studies) as well as Persian language and literature at the philological faculty of Kabul University in 1943 . After the second semester, he continued his studies with a focus on literature at the University of Tehran.

After completing his master's degree, he returned to Kabul in 1950. There he initially worked as a lecturer at the local university and was broadcasting director a. a. for cultural broadcasts on Radio Kabul . Jawed received his doctorate in 1957 from Tehran University in the subject of Persian language and literature and then returned to Kabul.

During his studies and doctorate, Jawed met many scholars and colleagues in the language and literature of Dari such as Ali Akbar Dehchoda , Zabihollah Safa , Mohammad Moien, Jalal Homai, Sayd Nafassi, Esatullah Omayon Far, Ali Asghar Hekmat and other luminaries of his guild.

Jawed dedicated himself to spreading and improving the quality of life in the cultural field throughout his life. He also earned merit in the area of gender [ ˈdʒɛndɚ ]. During his engagement with Radio Afghanistan and under the direction of the all-round talent Afandi Abdul Ghafor Breschna , a student of Max Liebermann was able to. a. the song "Gulfrosch" (here flower seller) by the first Afghan singer Mermon Parwin will be broadcast on Radio Kabul. The song was directed at her husband and was in response to his allegation that his illegitimate divorced wife was "selling" herself.

In 1972, Jawed was rector of the University of Kabul and in 1986 he was awarded the highest title of the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Jawed was a member of the Friendship Commission between Afghanistan and the UN (UNESCO). He was an honorary member of the Afghan writers' association PEN and held many other titles and awards.

During the war and at the end of Dr. Najibullah he had to leave his homeland and sought asylum in England. Even in exile he was committed to literature and language, especially the dari. His merits in the field of culture and literature:

  • Participation in school didactics and curriculum in Afghanistan
  • Participation in the publication of school books
  • Foundation of the Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Publication of university newspapers and academic journals
  • Establishment of branch libraries at the University of Kabul
  • Increase the quality of life and the status of musicians and singers not only from charābāt

Various books, papers and lectures are from Jawed:

    • About the first book Avesta or ( Gathas )
    • Peace is part of our culture
    • Reconciliation and humanism in Persian culture (meaning literature)

Jawed died after a serious illness on July 31, 2002 at the age of 75 in London.

The Afghan Writers' Association had a sculpture made and presented it to the Afghan ambassador with the request that he send it to Afghanistan. A poem that took place during a homage in Frankfurt on the fifth anniversary of death in 2007 reads

[Nam key Jawed baschad, Mordan aasan nest] . When the name is Eternal, dying is not easy.

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  1. ↑ https://www.dw.com/fa-af/%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D8%B3- % D8% A7% D8% B2-% D8% A7% D8% B3% D8% AA% D8% A7% D8% AF-% D8% AC% D8% A7% D9% 88% D9% 8A% D8% AF / a-3163789
  2. ↑ http://www.ariaye.com/dari9/farhangi/baqaye3.html
  3. ↑ In the 1960s the school moved into the newly constructed modern building in the south-west of Kabul on the famous Darulaman-Allee, see also pictures of the renovation of the school ( Memento of October 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). The old building complex housed the pupils of the Aischa-e-Durani-Oberrealschule, which the Federal Republic of Germany rebuilt from 2002 durani_highschool Deutsch ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.afghan-aid.de
  4. ↑ Dari is not a dialect, as is common in some English-speaking countries and even in some Afghan circles, but is the standard language or written language of the New Persian language
  5. ↑ Brechna or Breshna ( Memento from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), in Pashto means "light". The Pashtun , descendant of the great Sufi poet Rahman Baba, was the rector of the Amani-Oberrealschule (corporal punishment was forbidden in his time), general director of Radio Afghanistan (promotion of singing and music and founder of the music school in Kabul, promoter of Charābāt )

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SURNAME Jawed, Ahmad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Afghan literary scholar and peace educator
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Kabul , Afghanistan
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 2002
Place of death London