Jalal Nazari

Jalal Nazari was born in Afghanistan a Hazar minority, growing up dealing with racism and violent extremism. Jalal has a bachelor’s degree in the English Language and Literature from Balkh University. He worked for the Kabul bureau of the Wall Street Journal as a reporter and practices visual art/Persian calligraphy. He has also been writing Persian poetry for seven years and has won prizes at literary festivals in Tehran and Kabul. Jalal fled for his life after the Taliban rose to power in August 2021, leaving friends and family behind. Jalal fled first to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he stayed for 3 months. By November he managed to reach Canada. Jalal now focuses his time on professional studies and advancement in the world of arts at the University of Toronto. 

 

Jalal had to flee from Afghanistan after the Taliban took power. Afghanistan has entered a new phase in it's long history of ravenous war and violence causing the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of millions. Artists and other professionals of culture are who already struggled before the Taliban took power are now facing even more difficulties pursuing their work.

Jalal managed to get out. His work is now available for purchase as a limited edition giclée artwork.