Zubair Torwali

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Zubair Torwali
Born
Bahrain, Swat, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationSocial activist

Zubair Torwali is a community activist, linguist and educator based in Bahrain, Pakistan. Torwali has dedicated himself to preserving and promoting Pakistan's Dardic Dardic cultures and languages. He has authored and overseen numerous books about the Torwali people and their culture.[1] In addition to being an author, he is also a researcher and public speaker.[2][3][4]

His book in English, Muffled Voices, provides insight into Pakistan's social, cultural, and political issues. Zubair Torwali is the Editor of "We Mountains" magazine which covers the culture of the Pakistani Himalayas. The author is a prolific writer of research papers and articles written for English dailies and weeklies of Pakistan.

Zubair Torwali also serves as the editor of "We Mountains", a magazine covering the culture of the Pakistani Himalayas. As a writer, he has authored numerous research papers and articles including for Pakistani English dailies and weeklies.[5] He is the founder of Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi,[6] an organisation promoting the rights of marginalised language communities of northern Pakistan.

Torwali is a member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, a Fellow of Japan's 2013 Asian Leadership Fellow Program and was shortlisted for the International Bremen Peace Award 2015.[3] Mr. Torwali is also a Public Peace Prize laureate "…for his extraordinary commitment to giving a voice to the unheard by helping increase literacy in the indigenous people of Northern Pakistan".[7] He was awarded the 2012 Hellman-Hammett Grant by Human Rights Watch."[8] In 2021 I.B.T. whose Director is Zubair Torwali was chosen for the Linguapax International Award.

Torwali graduated from Jahanzeb College in Swat, Pakistan, and completed his master's studies at the University of Peshawar.[9]

Works

Books

  • Vestiges of Torwali Culture by Zubair Torwali[10]
  • Muffled Voices, Longing for a Pluralist and Peaceful.[11]
  • Paradise Visage by authors including Zubair Torwali[12]

Academic journals

  • Criterion Quarterly: Malakand Division: Conflicts, Floods and Response by Zubair Torwali
  • Criterion Quarterly: The Ignored Dardic Culture of Swat by Zubair Torwali
  • Journal of Languages and Culture: The Ignored Dardic Culture of Swat by Zubair Torwali
  • Brandeis University: International Justice: Language Culture and Justice Hub: Zubair Torwali, Contributing Member][13]
  • American Pakistan Foundation: Linguistic Diversity in Pakistan, interview of Zubair Torwali[14]
  • Aeon Essays: How Dardistan became one of the most multilingual places on Earth by Zubair Torwali[15]

References

  1. ^ "We Have Words like Everyone: A Roundtable Discussion with Six Poets from Poems from the Edge of Extinction". Modern Poetry in Translation. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Zubair Torwali | Language, Culture and Justice Hub | Projects | Ethics Center | Brandeis University". Brandeis.edu. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Stiftung die Schwelle. "Voices of the unheard in Pakistan: Zubair Torwali". Schwelle Foundation. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ Aeon:24th June 2022:How Dardistan became one of the most multilingual places on earth.
  5. ^ "The Languages of Northern Pakistan – Criterion Quarterly". Criterion-quarterly.com. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "'توروالی' اپنی مادری زبان کیسے بچا رہے ہیں؟". Independent Urdu (in Urdu). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Zubair Torwali | The Public Peace Prize Website". Publicpeaceprize.org. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ Acumen on January 20, 2017 (20 January 2017). "Meet Our 2017 Regional Fellows". Acumen. Retrieved 21 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Zubair Torwali – Language, Culture and Justice Hub". Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. ^ Torwali, Zubair (January 2006). "Vestiges of Torwali culture". Idara Braye Taleem-o Taraqi. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2272.1049. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  11. ^ Torwali, Zubair (2015). Muffled voices: longing for a pluralist & peaceful Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan: Multi Line Publications. ISBN 978-9698985066.
  12. ^ Koo, Edwin; Prüst, Marc; Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Agnès de; Torwali, Zubair; Millet, Raphaël; Koo, Edwin; Koo, Edwin (2013). Paradise (First ed.). Makati, Philippines: Produced by ArtPostAsia Pte. Ltd. ISBN 978-9710579235.
  13. ^ Brandeis
  14. ^ Usman, Noah (22 June 2021). "Linguistic Diversity in Pakistan". www.americanpakistan.org. American Pakistan Foundation. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  15. ^ Torwali, Zubair (24 June 2022). "How Dardistan became one of the most multilingual places on Earth". Aeon. Sam Haselby. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

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