1. THE HAZARAS

2. Hazarajat, Land of the Hazara

3. Hazarajat, an underdeveloped rural area with mountainous central highlands

4. Other Hazaras settled in other provinces such as...

5. Badghis

6. Jawzjan

7. Badakhshan

8. The Strangers “For years, that was all I knew about the Hazaras, that they were Mogul descendants...looked a little like Chinese people.” -Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner.

9. Origin Genetic tests show that some Hazaras are descendants of Genghis Khan and his soldiers

10. Persecution Amir Abdur Rahman Khan He began Hazara persecution Subduing the leaders of Hazara lineages in 1891.

11. Hazara people are Shia or Shiite Muslims, and because of this they are being massacred

12. The Hazara People Value Education Nearly all Hazara children attend school and go to university

13. Works Cited Afghanistan Histroy. CountryReports. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.. “Hazara People.” Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.. University of West Florida. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Nov. 2014.. Who Are the Hazara? Hazara Afghanista. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.. Zabriskie, Phil. “Hazara’s: Afghanistan’s Outsiders.” National Geographic.com. N.p., Feb. 2008. Web. 9 Nov. 2014.. - - -. “Hazara’s: Afghanistan’s Outsiders.” National Geographic.com. N.p., Feb. 2008. Web. 9 Nov. 2014..