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'''Azizullah Royesh''' (commonly known as '''Aziz Royesh''', {{lang-fa|عزیز رویش}}) is a [[Hazara people|Hazara]], social activist, teacher and writer from [[Afghanistan]].
'''Azizullah Royesh''' (known as '''Aziz Royesh''', {{langx|fa|عزیز رویش}}) is a [[Hazara people|Hazara]], social activist, teacher and writer from [[Afghanistan]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Aziz Royesh was born in 1969 in [[Fazel Baig]], [[Kabul, Afghanistan]]. He attended school until age 10, then travelled to [[Ghazni Province]] before he moved to [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]] alone at age 11. Because Royesh had no family in Quetta, he worked in tailor shops, bakeries, and small factories to support himself. He was unable to continue his formal education, but continued to study what he could by himself outside work.
Aziz Royesh was born in 1969 in [[Fazel Baig]], [[Kabul, Afghanistan]]. After leaving school at age 10, he travelled to [[Ghazni Province]] before moving to [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]] alone at age 11. Because Royesh had no family in Quetta, he worked in tailor shops, bakeries, and small factories to support himself. Unable to continue his formal education, he continued to study what he could on his own outside his work.


At the age of 16, he returned to Afghanistan and established five schools in Ghazni province. With the reemergence of the [[Taliban]] in 1994, he returned to Pakistan and established the [http://marefat.edu.af/en/ Marefat High School] for [[Afghanistani]] Refugees in Pakistan. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Marefat High School was transferred to Kabul [[Dashte Barchi]] while a branch in Pakistan remained open.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.globalteacherprize.org/top-10-finalist/azizullah-royesh/|title=Azizullah Royesh – The Global Teacher Prize|work=The Global Teacher Prize|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173155/http://www.globalteacherprize.org/top-10-finalist/azizullah-royesh/|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the age of 16, he returned to Afghanistan and established five schools in Ghazni province. With the reemergence of the [[Taliban]] in 1994, he returned to Pakistan and established the [http://marefat.edu.af/en/ Marefat High School] for [[Afghanistani]] Refugees in Pakistan. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Marefat High School was transferred to Kabul's [[Dashte Barchi]] while a branch in Pakistan remained open.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.globalteacherprize.org/top-10-finalist/azizullah-royesh/|title=Azizullah Royesh – The Global Teacher Prize|work=The Global Teacher Prize|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173155/http://www.globalteacherprize.org/top-10-finalist/azizullah-royesh/|archive-date=29 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The Marefat School in Afghanistan and Royesh are the subjects of the book "The Last Thousand," a non-fiction book by American author Jeffrey E. Stern.
The Marefat School and Royesh are subjects of a non-fiction work, "The Last Thousand: One School's Promise in a Nation at War" (2016) by American writer Jeffrey E. Stern.


== Best Teacher in the World ==
== Best Teacher in the World ==
In 2015 he was nominated the Best Teacher of the Year in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afghanzariza.com/2015/03/14/afghan-teacher-azizullah-royesh-a-top-contender-to-win-2015-global-teacher-prize|title=Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh a top contender to win 2015 Global Teacher Prize|work=Afghan Zariza|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31386576|title=Dancing scientist in teacher prize|last=Coughlan|first=Sean|date=13 February 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2015 he was nominated the Best Teacher of the Year in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.afghanzariza.com/2015/03/14/afghan-teacher-azizullah-royesh-a-top-contender-to-win-2015-global-teacher-prize|title=Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh a top contender to win 2015 Global Teacher Prize|work=Afghan Zariza|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31386576|title=Dancing scientist in teacher prize|last=Coughlan|first=Sean|date=13 February 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-10-29|language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* The book in [[Dari language]], ''{{lang-prs|"بگذار نفس بکشم"}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://8am.af/1391/12/05/book-unveal-kabul-royesh/|title=کتاب "بگذار نفس بکشم" رونمایی شد {{!}}|website=8am.af|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref>''
* A book in [[Dari language]], ''{{langx|prs|"بگذار نفس بکشم"}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://8am.af/1391/12/05/book-unveal-kabul-royesh/|title=کتاب "بگذار نفس بکشم" رونمایی شد {{!}}|website=8am.af|access-date=2017-10-29}}</ref>''


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 22:31, 7 November 2024

Aziz Royesh
عزیز رویش
Born1969 (1969)
Kabul, Afghanistan
EducationElementary formal schooling; titular diplomas
Occupation(s)Teacher, social activist, writer
Political partyEnlightenment Movement
AwardsYale World Fellows Program 2010 and Natuonal Endowment For Democracy (NED) 2011

Azizullah Royesh (known as Aziz Royesh, Persian: عزیز رویش) is a Hazara, social activist, teacher and writer from Afghanistan.

Biography

Aziz Royesh was born in 1969 in Fazel Baig, Kabul, Afghanistan. After leaving school at age 10, he travelled to Ghazni Province before moving to Quetta, Pakistan alone at age 11. Because Royesh had no family in Quetta, he worked in tailor shops, bakeries, and small factories to support himself. Unable to continue his formal education, he continued to study what he could on his own outside his work.

At the age of 16, he returned to Afghanistan and established five schools in Ghazni province. With the reemergence of the Taliban in 1994, he returned to Pakistan and established the Marefat High School for Afghanistani Refugees in Pakistan. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Marefat High School was transferred to Kabul's Dashte Barchi while a branch in Pakistan remained open.[1]

The Marefat School and Royesh are subjects of a non-fiction work, "The Last Thousand: One School's Promise in a Nation at War" (2016) by American writer Jeffrey E. Stern.

Best Teacher in the World

In 2015 he was nominated the Best Teacher of the Year in the world.[2][3]

Publications

See also

References

  1. ^ "Azizullah Royesh – The Global Teacher Prize". The Global Teacher Prize. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh a top contender to win 2015 Global Teacher Prize". Afghan Zariza. Retrieved 29 October 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Coughlan, Sean (13 February 2015). "Dancing scientist in teacher prize". BBC News. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ "کتاب "بگذار نفس بکشم" رونمایی شد |". 8am.af. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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