Sher Afzal Khan Barikoti
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and historian
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born in Swat
Swat
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. He lives in England
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from where he has published many books on Pashto history and literature. He is published in Pashto (Pukhto) & Urdu
Urdu
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. He is currently working on building the Masjid Bab-Ul-Islam & Shah Wali-Ullah School of Sciences in his native village of Barikot
Barikot
Barikot is a town in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, located in the Swat valley region . Barikot is the present day name of the ancient "Bazira", which was besieged by Alexander the Great....
, in Swat, N.W.F.P.
Pashto Books
Da Puhkto Sher Aw Adab Tarikh - awarded the Gold Medal from The Abasin Adabi Council of PeshawarPeshawar
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, N.W.F.P., and is now part of the MA Pashto course at the University of Peshawar
University of Peshawar
The University of Peshawar is a public sector university in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. The university was established in October 1950 by Mr...
Sakhuntaraz - Abdul Hameed Momand
Andaleeb-e-Swat - Hafiz Al Puri
Dubduba-e-Khushal - Khushal Khan Khattak
Zamzama-e-Rehman - Rehman Baba
Urdu Books
Taruf-e-SwatThe first book published by the author, in 1955
Pir Baba
This book was awarded the Gold Medal from The Abasin Adabi Council of Peshawar, N.W.F.P.
Bayyazid Ansari - Pir Rokhan - awarded the Gold Medal from The Abasin Adabi Council of Peshawar, N.W.F.P.
Hakeem-e-Hamdard Awr Tanha Musafir
This book is two biographies in one. The first portion concentrates on the life and works of Hakeem Mohammad Syed, the second half of the book looks at the work and struggles of the late Maulana Rahat Gul.
Iqbal Maira Humsafr - Sher Afzal Khan Barikoti's most recent publication.
Tarikhi Rosgar - this book is yet to be published.
Masjid Bab-Ul-Islam & Shah Wali-Ullah School of Sciences
Sher Afzal Khan Barikoti is currently building the Masjid Bab-Ul-Islam with an accompanying school of sciences in his native village of Barikot, Swat. This project is now nearing completion. He is building this on land he has donated in the name of Allah. Many people have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the building of this new MosqueMosque
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and adjoining school in this historic village once the battle ground of Alexander the Great.