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Analysis by: Italia and Kenny Step 1: Additional information

Hazara were oppressed by the Pashtun because of cultural differences. The Hazara where shia muslim, and the Pashtuns where sunni muslim. Hazara were Mogul descendants. Pastun drove Hazara out of their land and burned their property.

Step 2: Probing

Assumptions: It was assumed that the Hazara were the ones who attacked the Pashtun, but in history, it was the Hazara that were attacked by the Pashtun.

Rationale: One side of the story was always being told.

Viewpoint: The story could be told from a shi’a muslim perspective and a sunni muslim perspective. Why are there so many differences between the sunni and shi’a muslims?

Implications: An effect of this is that many shi’a are servants in this story, while Pashtun are wealthier. This is important because it is relevant to today, and history.

Critical Analysis: In this book, there is a separation between the sunni and shi’a. This text shows what happened between the Pashtun and Hazara from first person account. In order to understand what is currently happening betweeen the sunni and shi’a, this text shows a lot of the story behind it.