Shukria Tabassum
Shukria Tabassum (Dari: شکریه تبستم) was the daughter of Ramazan Ali from Afghanistan born in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province. She was killed in the 2015 Zabul beheading.[1]
Shukria Tabassum شکریه تبستم | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shukria 2006 |
| Died | (aged 9) Zabul, Afghanistan |
| Cause of death | 2015 Zabul beheading |
| Nationality | Afghanistani |
| Other names | Tabassum |
Childhood and murder
Shukria Tabassum belonged to the Hazara ethnic group of Afghanistan. She was a student who at the age of 9 was kidnapped by ISIS in Afghanistan. During a journey from Jaghori to Quetta, Pakistan all seven ethnic Hazara passengers were captured in the valley of Zabul, Afghanistan.[2]
Tabassum and six other passengers who were kidnapped were later decapitated. After they were killed, the kidnappers (known as members of ISIS) dropped their bodies in a hospital in Zabul Valley. The other Hazaras received the news and reached to Zabul to collect their bodies.
Eponymous movement
After the beheading of all seven kidnap victims, around 20,000 demonstrators gathered in Kabul to protest against government policies and the administration, in a series of protests called the Tabassum movement, named in memory of Shukria Tabassum.[3][4]
See also
References
- "Shukria Tabassum | Hazara People International Network". hazarapeople.com. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- "شهید شکریه Shaheed Shukria – Tabassum – گپ به گپ". af.gapbagap.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- Catholic Online. "Afghanis protest ISIS beheading of 9-year-old girl - Middle East - International - News - Catholic Online". catholic.org. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- Mashal, Mujib (2015-11-11). "Protest in Kabul for More Security after Seven Hostages Are Beheaded". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.