Poetry of the Taliban - Preface by Devji, Faisal

This is the first collection in English of poetry inspired by and inspiring the Taliban. Most Taliban fighters are Pashtuns, a people who cherish their poetic tradition, and poetry is used in battle.

About the author

Alex Strick van Linschoten is a researcher and writer permanently based in Kandahar. He has worked in Afghanistan since 2006, focusing on the Taliban insurgency and the history of southern Afghanistan over the past four decades. His research extends to other Muslim countries and is a regular commentator on major western news channels.

Felix Kuehn is a researcher and writer permanently based in Kandahar. He has worked in Afghanistan since 2006, focusing on the Taliban insurgency and the history of southern Afghanistan over the past four decades.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Linschoten, Alex Strick Van Linschoten
• Assisted by: Faisal Devji (Editor), Felix Kuehn (Editor), Alex Strick Van Linschoten (Editor), Alex Strick Von Linschoten (Editor), Mirwais Rahmany (Translation)
• Publisher: Hurst
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2014
• EAN: 9781849041119
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-111-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 446 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Lyrik, Poesie, POETRY / General, Poetry, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism