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رابعه ممتاز

PARONA Pushto Poetry book authored by Rabia Mumtaz (Circa: 1970-2012). This book contains unique collection of Pashto language poetry and ghazals of Rabia Mumtaz. This is her second featured book written & printed 2004. The first one is SPELANI Pashtu poetry written and publish in 2000. Rabia Mumtaz was born in religions family in village Darmangi near Peshawar on Warsak road having four daughters and three sons. One Col. Ziauddin got Shaheed in Sierra Leone, other is retired as Major from Pakistan army whereas the eldest one migrated to Canada. She passed away in 2013. (May the Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be upon her). She is the wife of Abdullah Jan Maghmoom a well-known poet, writer broadcaster and drama artist of Radio Pakistan Peshawar also well known among Pashtun in Pakistan and around the world by his alias Marchaki, Painda Khan and Hidayat Khan. Rabia Mumtaz was home schooled and her father was in the Indian British army as chaplain. Due to this reason, she travelled all around India, getting vision and experience. Her father was a poet too but does not have any published works. In Pashtun culture it is very rare to find a female writer particularly poets (Circa 1969-70). Her poetry was broadcasted from radio Pakistan Peshawar which included Milli Nagham’s, ghazals and folk songs etc. She spent much of her thoughts on women and their role in our society as mother, wife and daughter. She wrote and spoke Urdu fluently, more over was very good in Hindko language.