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Malala of Maiwand
Born
1861
Khig, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Died
July 27, 1880(1880-07-27) (aged 18–19)
Maiwand, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Nationality
Afghan
Other names
Malala, Anna, Malalai Anna
Known for
Battle of Maiwand
Malalai of Maiwand (Pashto: د ميوند ملالۍ[malɑˈləi]), also known as Malala (Pashto: ملاله), or Malalai Anna (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "Grandmother") is a national folk hero of Afghanistan who rallied Pashtun fighters during the Battle of Maiwand which was part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.[1] She fought alongside Ayub Khan and was responsible for the Afghan victory[2] at the Battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880. She is also known as "The Afghan Jeanne d'Arc"[3] or as "The Afghan Molly Pitcher"[4] to the Western world. There are many schools, hospitals, and other institutions named after her in Afghanistan. Her story is told in Afghan school text books.
^Johnson, Chris; Jolyon Leslie (2004). Afghanistan: the mirage of peace. Zed Books. p. 171. ISBN 1-84277-377-1. Retrieved 2010-08-22. Malalai Maiwand.
MalalaiofMaiwand (Pashto: د ميوند ملالۍ [malɑˈləi]), also known as Malala (Pashto: ملاله), or Malalai Anna (Pashto: ملالۍ انا, meaning Malalai the "Grandmother")...
Khan together with Malalai Anaa defeated a British brigade under General Burrows. The British commemorated the battle with the Maiwand Lion sculpture at...
related to Battle ofMaiwand. MalalaiofMaiwandMaiwand Monument Maiwand Lion, Reading, Berkshire, UK Project Gutenberg edition of "A Study in Scarlet"...
born at home with the help of neighbours. She was given her first name Malala (meaning "grief-stricken") after MalalaiofMaiwand, a famous Pashtun poet and...
part of the organization's violent opposition to girls' education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. The title refers to the Afghani folk hero Malalaiof Maiwand...
such as MalalaiofMaiwand in the Battle ofMaiwand. Although not exclusive, the following thirteen principles form the major components of Pashtunwali...
An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided...
Taliban". She describes her childhood home Swat Valley. Named for MalalaiofMaiwand, Yousafzai lived with her father Ziauddin, her mother Toor Pekai and...
Alokozai tribe leader MalalaiofMaiwand – National folk hero of Afghanistan Hibatullah Akhundzada – Supreme leader of Afghanistan as of 2021 Akhtar Mansour...
following is a list of Pashtun or Afghan empires and dynasties. It includes states, princely states, empires and dynasties in the regions of Central, Western...
and Battle of Los Ángeles during the War of the Pacific. 1880: MalalaiofMaiwand rallies local Pashtun fighters at the Battle ofMaiwand during the Second...
schools and other institutions are named after her. Poetry portal Tokhi MalalaiofMaiwand Hotak dynasty Pashto literature and poetry Anjuman-i Tārīkh-i Afghānistān...
being thought as the last Jew remaining in Afghanistan MalalaiofMaiwand – national folk hero of Afghanistan also known as "Afghan Jeanne d'Arc"; rallied...
By the end of the war they had 35,000 participants. Several people have been seen as modern versions of Joan of Arc: MalalaiofMaiwand, called the "Afghan...
in the context of the Human Rights Week and simultaneously with the 19th anniversary of Armanshahr's establishment. MalalaiofMaiwand Afghan Girl "Maryam...
Germany, and was well known in Canada as some of her extended family live in the Toronto area. Like Malalai Kakar and Safia Amajan, Sitara Achakzai was...
of Kabul Lycée Esteqlal and Lycée Malalaï (French lycées founded in 1922 and 1932 respectively) Malalai High School (for girls, named after Malalai Anna)...
Khan International School of Kabul, an American-Afghan school Lycée Esteqlal, a Franco-Afghan school founded in 1922 Malalai High School, a Franco-Afghan...
August 2020. Zikria, B. A. (17 February 2017). Malalai Joan of Arc of Afghanistan and the Victors ofMaiwand: The Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1882. Xlibris...
in December 2020 included journalists MalalaiMaiwandof Enikass Radio and TV and Rahmatullah Nikzad, chief of the Ghazni Journalists' Union. An attack...
During the month of December 2020, a series of targeted killings were carried out in Afghanistan. While several assassinations happened in Afghanistan...
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