Bernard Grua | Media blog

Les Wakhis de langue et d'ethnie persanes sont une minorité montagnarde de moins de 100.000 individus écartelée entre quatre pays: le Tadjikistan, la Chine, l'Afghanistan et le Pakistan. Alors que, depuis des temps immémoriaux, ils occupaient un haut lieu de passage et d'échange au carrefour de ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la "Route de la Soie" , leur univers s'est trouvé fragmenté, clôturé et marginalisé. Atomisé, ce petit peuple arrive néanmoins à garder un sentiment d'appartenance commune en raison de sa religion, de sa langue et de sa co-existence avec d'autres populations lui permettant, paradoxalement, une identification par différence. 

Although, twenty years ago, the deadly Trade Center attack evidenced the inclusion of a high level of technology, this warning has been largely underestimated. Islamist fanatism and terrorism are generally associated with underdevelopment, ignorance and male dominance. However, there are some clues education and social progress will not be enough to protect us from this threat. Here is an example of an original path which evidences another side of such a hybrid war. This article in French on a Agoravox, a French news website enjoying a powerful SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and a large number of readers:  Pakistan, l'extrémisme comme conséquence de l'arriération ou comme crise de la modernité ?

At the top of Upper Hunza in an area called Gojal, Zood Khun stretches in Chapursan Valley . It is a village having numerous characteristics in common with other Wakhi settlements of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and, may be, China (though, not directly observed in this last country). However, its isolation at the very end of a narrow dirt road, coming from Sost, and its altitude of 3,300 m, make it, sometimes, different in term of tradition resilience, scenery, available resources and way of life. The following description will try to show this specificity as to project it into a more general background. May some readers decide to visit this interesting place, to discover its peaceful beauty, and to enjoy the cordial hospitality of its friendly inhabitants. Table of content Part 1 - Zood Khun preserves a scenic and authentic oasis landscape Part 2 - Zood Khun ressources are limited but represent tangible assets Part 3 - Zood Khun sources of past and present religious traditio...