Dr Kabir Stori : The Star of Pashtuns’s ...
Dr Kabir Stori : The Star of Pashtuns’s intellectual feifdom
PESHAWAR: Dr. Kabir Stori a great poet, intellectual and Pashtun political visionary was born on April 6 , 1942 in Kunar province of Afghnistan into the tribe of MirdadKhel a sub-tribe of the Yousafzai tribe. He received his early primary education from a government elemntary school in Khas Kunar and later on joined the Rahman Baba Lycee in Kabul to get further education. He was selected to study in Germany by the then government he procceded to Germany where he studied psychology with political science, sociology and philosophy from the universities of Frankfurt, Cologne and Marburg. He got his doctorate in natural sciences known as Diplom Psychologist (Dr.rer.nat).After serving his language and the cause of Pashtuns for several years Dr. Kabir Stori suffered a heart attack and died on April 4, 2006 in Wesseling, Germany. He left behind a grieving wife, five sons and two daughters. He was buried in his native graveyard in Khas Kunar, Afghanistan.
He laid the foundation of Afghan Students Association in Frankfurt in 1966, established it in Europe. He also served as chairman of the General Union of Afghan Students (GUAS) in 1972 and National Liberation Union of Pashtuns and Baluchs in Frankfurt in 1976. He worked for the Voice of Germany radio Pashto service in 1973 as an announcer/editor..He also founded Pashtun Social Democratic Party (PSDP) in February 1981 in Germany, and was the first elected chairman.
He also served on the editorial boards of various magazines including:
1972: “Sparghai” monthly, an Organ of the “General Union of Afghan Students”
1976: “Olas Ghag” monthly, Organ of the “National Liberation Union of Pashtoons and Baluchs”
1978: “Peer Rokhan” monthly, Published in Germany
1985: “Lamba” monthly, published in Germany
1986: “Da Khybar Wagma” monthly, Published in Germany
Pashtoonkhwa (1978) (timly) published by Social Democratic Party - Germany
He played a pivotal role in
• De Pakhtano Kulturi Tolana - Germany (Pashtoon Cultural Association) in 1985,
• Pakhtoon Kor - Germany(1993) and
• the Pakhtoonkhwa Pohanay Dera (1998) (The Pashtoonkhwa Home of Science) in Peshawar in the year 2003 and the Pakhto Adabi Hunari Tolana in Kunar.
Dr. Stori’s poetry are mostly about patriotism. His poetry collections include
1. Skarwatta (Embers): An Anthology of Poems, published together with another Afghan Poet, published in 1976 Germany
2. Pakhtoonkhwa: A collection of essays including essays from other writers also, published in 1977 Germany
3. Entwicklung eines Kulturfairen Intelligenz – Tests: Development of a Culturefair Intelligence Test published in 1985 Germany in German Language
4. Wira: Fear - Theories, measurement and therapy of fear, published in 1985 and 1990 Germany and in 2001 Peshawar
5. De Wire Tala: Psychology, published in 1992 in Germany
6. Zwandi Khyaloona: Alive Thoughts - poems, published in 1997 in Peshawar/Pashtoonkhwa
7. De Qalam Tora: Sword of the Pen - poems, published in 1999 Peshawar /Pashtoonkhwa
8. De Hokhyartia Tala: Intelligence Test, published in 2000 Peshawar/Pashtoonkhwa
9. Zabsapohana: Language Psychology, published in 2000 Peshawar / Pashtoonkhwa
10. Sandareez Paigham: Message by the songs - poems, published in 2002 Peshawar / Pashtoonkhwa
11. De Hokhyartia Kulturi Be Palawa Tala: Culturefair Intelligence Test (C-I-T)- published in three languages (Pashto, English and German) in 2004 Peshawar / Pashtoonkhwa
12. De Pedaikhti Banno De Hokhyartia Tala: Nature Forms Intelligence Test (N-I-T), published in three languages (Pashto, English and German) in 2004 Peshawar /Pashtoonkhwa
13. Khwagi Misrai: Sweetest Verses - poems, published in 2006 Peshawar / Pakhtoonkhwa
14. Khob Mana: Dream Interpretation - Psychology, will be published soon
Dr Kabir Stori was a ture Pashtun poet, intellectual and patrioi to the extent that despite offer from German government to accpet German nationality he declined it politely and preferred to remain Afghan Pashtun till his death. His second death anivversary is being commomoratred today( Sunday 27.April 2008).
- KhyberWatch.com
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