Three Giants Of Pashto Poetry

"The Pashtun are known as formidable warriors; but their brilliant poetic soul and deep longings are less well known. This book corrects that imbalance. It is a labor of love."

Akbar Ahmed, Distinguished Professor, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University, Washington D.C.

"This book reminds the reader that Pashto poetry is not a peripheral or regional curiosity. It is a major literary and ethical tradition, capable of engaging with the same questions that have preoccupied the greatest minds of world literature."

Khalid Rauf Qureshi, Acclaimed author, poet, structural engineer, IT infrastructure specialist, and Founder of the Qureshi International Charity Fund. Markham, Ontario, Canada.

About the Authors:

Dr Mahmood Ali Ayub has been an economist throughout his professional life, working with the World Bank and the United Nations for about thirty-five years. Over the last decade, he has been drawn passionately to literature, especially Persian poetry. He is fluent in Pashto, Urdu, Farsi, English, Spanish and French.

Dr Shahab Aziz Arman is a renowned poet, literary analyst, researcher, critic, TV anchor, educationalist and journalist. He serves as an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Classical Pashto literature.