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Dr. Zaman Stanizai

Translation and transliteration of Pashtu, Dari and Farsi / Poems and Lyrics by Dr. Zaman Stanizai

Dr. Zaman StanizaiZaman S. Stanizai, Ph.D. is a Professor of Mythological Studies at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California and he teaches Political Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He has a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Master’s Degree in Linguistics from the University of Washington in Seattle. As a Fulbright scholar he has worked in Indo-Iranian languages and his post-doctoral studies have been in Islamic mysticism, and depth and sacred psychology.

He has taught at several colleges and universities in Southern California and abroad and has lectured widely on Islamic contributions to world civilization reflecting on current conflicts in historical context.  He has written on political theory with emphasis on the viability of third world states encountering globalization, and on political identity focusing on the politicization of ethnic, national, and religious identities as a contributing factor in regional and world conflicts
In his literary endeavors Dr. Stanizai explores beauty in the depth of thought through a modern perspective. As a published poet Dr. Stanizai has translated the works of Rumi, Hafiz, and Rahman Baba whose classical style he emulates in his Pashto and Dari Persian verse.

In his peace advocacy Dr. Stanizai addresses the prevalence of archetypal warrior culture and pursues a pacifist stream of consciousness that can be summed up this way: “Build tomorrow’s bridges from the bricks of yesterday’s walls of separation.  Span them across the murky waters of cultural relativism to see yourself in the ‘other’ on the other side.”

Learn more about Dr. Zaman Stanizai by visiting his | website |

 

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9 years ago
Voices of Afghanistan: They Struggled, Yet They Triumphed

A conversation with Homayoun Sakh
Not many people associate “peace” with Afghanistan. Usually, thoughts of war and chaos come to mind. However, Homayoun Sakhi, a California-based musician, thinks differently.

“When I think …

9 years ago
Voices of Afghanistan in Saudi Aramco World

July/August 2013 - Banning Eyre

Since 1980, the San Francisco Bay Area has become home to the largest community of Afghan expatriates in the United States—some 120,000—most of them living in the …

9 years ago
Voices of Afghanistan comes to Maine

Portland Ovations hosts a series celebrating the people and rich culture of this beautiful and often misunderstood country.

By Bob Keyes bkeyes@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

It began with a trip to the farmers market.

Aimee Petrin, …

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