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nadia Anjoman by Mahnaz Badihian

mahmag  •  07 November, 2005

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Nadia Anjuman

Afghan poet dies after battering

Nadia Anjoman had a cut to her head:
A well-known Afghan poet and journalist has died from her injuries after being beaten, police say.
Officers found the body of Nadia Anjuman, 25, at her home in the western city of Herat.

A senior police officer said her husband had confessed to hitting her during a row.

Nadia Anjoman, a student at Herat university, had a first book of poetry printed this year. She was popular in Afghanistan and neighbouring Iran.

Police say the poet received a cut to her head. Blood she vomited may help determine the cause of death, the Pajhwok news agency reported.

It said her family had refused to allow doctors to carry out a post mortem.

A poem by: Nadia Anjoman
Translated by: Mahnaz Badihian

No desire to open my mouth
What should I sing of...?
I, who is hated by life,
No difference to sing or not to sing.
Why should I talk of sweetness,
When I feel bitterness?
Oh, the oppressor's fist
Knocked my mouth.
I have no companion in life
Who can I be sweet for?
No difference to speak, to laugh,
To die, to be.
Me and my strained solitude.
With sorrow and sadness.
I was borne for nothingness.
My mouth should be sealed.
Oh my heart, you know it is spring
And time to celebrate.
What should I do with a trapped wing,
Which does not let me fly?
I have been silent for too long,
But I never forget the melody,
Since every moment I whisper
The songs from my heart,
Reminding myself of
The day I will break the cage.
Fly from This solitude
And sing like a melancholic.
I am not a weak poplar tree
To be shaken By any wind.
I am an Afghan woman,
And so it only makes sense to moan
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Posted by shirin  •  24 January, 2006  •  00:29:36

this just breaks my heart
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Posted by SM  •  02 March, 2006  •  21:09:22

I love you Nadia.. .you won't be forgotten... I'll always fight against those monsters...
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Posted by Julie R. Enszer  •  10 April, 2006  •  18:33:02

I am interested in being in touch with the translator of this poem. Please email me at .........and thank you for keeping the memory of Nadja Anjoman alive.
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Posted by DZ  •  25 June, 2006  •  16:54:26

I was touched by Nadia's poems and the tragic end to her precious life. I would like to purchase her book of poems. Where can I find it on the internet?
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Posted by Yildiz Kardas  •  29 September, 2006  •  12:24:12

what happened to her only child?
and her monster husband?
pls let me know
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Posted by mahmag  •  30 September, 2006  •  20:50:05

Her husband and her motherinlaw both are in jail, and Nadia's mother taking care of the child.
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Posted by reza  •  13 July, 2007  •  01:19:49

I am Iranian. I was so impressed by this poem. Domestic abuse is still a big issue in Iran as well.If all the humanity cry for this woman , I won't blame them. I am thinking about a day when we get rid of religious fundamentalism in Iran and Aganistan. I hope afgani women could be able ti rise agaist this cruelty and injustic.
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Posted by reza  •  13 July, 2007  •  01:28:20

We must stand for Nadia .I ask the other wtite for her. singers sing for her writers write for her . sculptirs make statue of her. Just in this way we can do our duty to Nadia . God bless her soul.
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Posted by Mahan  •  16 October, 2007  •  20:54:50

Domestic Violence is a Middle Eastern specialty. Men feel like their wives are their property, and that they are punching bags. It's such a shame that women are not regarded as nurturing, heavenly creatures that they are. They should be respected, cherished, and even worshiped, but not harmed.

-Mahan
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Posted by Neli  •  17 October, 2007  •  09:14:03

Shame..us women have always been abused NO matter where we are..even worse here in Amerika..I myself am sick of all this ..crimes against woman all over the world..STAND and fight back.
Neli
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Posted by parviz  •  02 January, 2008  •  04:47:12

i love you nadia i love to much
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Posted by maryam  •  12 January, 2008  •  13:02:09

do not worry Nadia
this is not you
we are all the victims
we afghan girls
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Posted by m Shafie  •  06 May, 2009  •  02:46:31

Thanks for all of you.
I am Nadia Anjoma's Brother- a teacher in Herat Afghanistan
Anyone can be in touch with me.
M. Shafie Noorzaee
rasti.noorzaee@gmail.com
Best Regards
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