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Modern · Poetry and short fiction

Parween Malaal

پروین ملال

A Kandahari poet and writer active in Pashto poetry, short fiction, journalism, and radio.

Life and work

Introduction

Parween Faiz Zadah Malaal was born in Kandahar in 1957. She studied in Kandahar and graduated from Kabul University.

She began in journalism with Tolo-e-Afghan and later worked for Radio Afghanistan. She has published several poetry collections and a collection of Pashto short stories.

One of the best-known women writing modern Pashto poetry.

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Recorded works

Poems

Books and editions

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