Sayed Askar Mousavi (Dari: سید عسکر موسوی) is a writer and novelist from Afghanistan. He is the author of The Hazaras of Afghanistan published on January 29, 2009, by Cambridge University.[1]

Sayed Askar Mousavi
سید عسکر موسوی
BornSayed Askar
1956 (age 67–68)
Karte Sakhi, Kabul, Afghanistan
OccupationNovelist, writer
NationalityAfghan
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
St Antony's College, Oxford
Notable worksAuthor of The Hazaras of Afghanistan

Sayed Askar Mousavi was born in 1956 in a family belonging to the Hazara ethnic group in Karte Sakhi area of Kabul, Afghanistan[2]

He was educated at the University of East Anglia (BA Development Studies, 1987) and St Antony's College, Oxford (MLitt; Ph.D.). Sayed Askar Mousavi was a prominent figure in the "cultural struggle" of the Afghan Mujahideen in Iran during the Russian occupation. He was the main writer and editor of a few publications, including Saaf, and Jawali.

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  1. ^ Canfield, Robert L. (May 1999). "Sayed Askar Mousavi, The Hazaras of Afghanistan: An Historical, Cultural, Economic and Political Study (Surrey: Curzon, 1998). Pp. 282". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 31 (2): 321–322. doi:10.1017/S0020743800054325. ISSN 1471-6380. S2CID 154846037.
  2. ^ "سید عسکر موسوی، فعال سیاسی: برای مبارزه با ارتجاع به زنان تحصیل‌کرده نیاز داریم | روزنامه 8 صبح". 8am.af. Retrieved April 25, 2018.