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  • Essay / The role of politics in 20th century Pashtu...

    This trend has a long historical root in Persian, Pashto and other literatures that came under Arab-Islamic influences after the spread of the Islam in South and Central Asia. . The main themes they constitute are pre-Islamic glories, ancient and folk values. These trends have mostly been suppressed by pro-Islamic writers, leaders, elites and schools. Feminism Pashtun women's poetry implicitly and explicitly contains elements of feminism; women recite verses from landays (pronounced "land-eyes"), a genre of two-line folk poem particular to Pashtun, mostly with unknown authors who convey their love and also speak of loss, frustration, war, female identity and women's political points of view. Don't shout, my love, my father doesn't give me to you. Don't shame me on the busy street by shouting, "I will die for you." ยป My darling, you are like