Nazran (English) Назрань (Russian) Наьсара (Ingush)
-  Town[1]  -
Memorial for the memory of victims of political oppressions in Nazran
Location of the Republic of Ingushetia in Russia
Nazran Location of Nazran in the Republic of Ingushetia
Coordinates: 43°13′N 44°46′E / 43.217°N 44.767°E / 43.217; 44.767Coordinates: 43°13′N 44°46′E / 43.217°N 44.767°E / 43.217; 44.767
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Ingushetia[1]
Administratively subordinated to	town of republic significance of Nazran[citation needed]
Administrative center of	Nazranovsky District,[citation needed] town of republic significance of Nazran[citation needed]
Municipal status (as of March 2010)
Urban okrug	Nazran Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of	Nazran Urban Okrug,[2] Nazranovsky Municipal District[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	93,357 inhabitants[1]
- Rank in 2010	183rd
Population (2002 Census)	125,066 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2002	132nd
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded	18th century[citation needed]
Town status since	1967[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	386720[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 87322[citation needed]

Nazran (Russian: Назра́нь; Ingush: Наьсара, Näsara) is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital in 1991–2000, until it was replaced with Magas, which was specially built as the new capital. Population: 93,357 (2010 Census preliminary results).^[1] It is the most populous town in the republic.

History[link]

18th–20th centuries[link]

Nazran was founded in the 18th century.^{[citation needed]} After becoming a military fortress in 1817, Nazran saw large numbers of Ingush population moving into it. It was granted town status in 1967.^{[citation needed]}

During the Soviet period, Nazran was the administrative center of Nazranovsky District within the Chechen–Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. After the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic were separated in 1991, the town became the republic's capital. This brought about a sharp increase in population: while counting 18,246 inhabitants according to the 1989 Census,^[5] during the 2002 Census Nazran had as many as 125,056 inhabitants.^[3]

21st century[link]

2004 rebel raid on Nazran[link]

In 2004, a force of Chechen and ethnic Ingush rebels carried out a large-scale raid on Ingushetia, led by Shamil Basayev. The overnight attacks targeted fifteen official buildings in Nazran, and at least three towns and villages located on the Baku-Rostov highway that crosses the republic from east to west.

The raid lasted nearly five hours, and the assailants - said to number 200 to 300 - withdrew almost unscathed; the raiders apparently lost only two men during the attacks. The rebels killed 67 members of security forces, including the republic's Interior Minister Abukar Kostoyev, his deputy Zyaudin Kotiev, top prosecutors, and other officials; they also captured and looted the MVD's armory and police depots. 25 civilians, including a local United Nations worker, were killed in the crossfire.

Federal Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev met with General Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the commander of Russia's Interior Ministry forces, and blamed them for the high number of deaths. Tikhomirov decided to resign after the meeting.

2008 protests[link]

Widespread protests erupted in January 2008, with a strong government response. The disturbances appear to have been fueled by heavy-handed government and para-military activity, including abductions, arrests and murders.^[6] Protesters demanded the resignation of President Zyazikov.

2009 bombing[link]

In August 2009, a suicide bomber drove a truck filled with explosives into the Nazran police headquarters. Russian news agencies reported that 25 were killed in the attack, and roughly 140 were wounded. It is believed that more bodies may still be in the rubble, yet to be found. The police headquarters was completely destroyed in the attack, including up to 30 police vehicles and munition stores.^[7]

Administrative and municipal status[link]

Nazran serves as the administrative center of Nazranovsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it.^{[citation needed]} Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of republic significance of Nazran—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^{[citation needed]} Municipally, the town of republic significance of Nazran is incorporated as Nazran Urban Okrug.^[2]

Transportation[link]

Nazran is located on the M29 federal highway and has a railway station on the Rostov-on-Don–Baku line.

Twin towns[link]

• Kislovodsk, Russia

References[link]

Notes[link]

Sources[link]

• Народное Собрание Республики Ингушетия. Закон №5-РЗ от 23 февраля 2009 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Республики Ингушетия и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа», в ред. Закона №19-РЗ от 29 марта 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Ингушетия "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Республики Ингушетия и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, муниципального района и городского округа"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ингушетия", №26–27, 3 марта 2009 г. (People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia. Law #5-RZ of February 23, 2009 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Ingushetia and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #19-RZ of March 29, 2010 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Ingushetia "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Republic of Ingushetia and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان (Shahmukhī)) (October 13, 1948 – August 16, 1997), a world-renowned Pakistani musician, was primarily a singer of Qawwali, the devotional music of the Sufis (a mystical tradition within Islam). Considered one of the greatest singers ever recorded, he possessed a six-octave vocal range^{[citation needed]} and could perform at a high level of intensity for several hours.^[1] Extending the 600-year old Qawwali tradition of his family, Khan is widely credited with introducing Sufi music to international audiences.^[2][3] He was popularly known as "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali", meaning "The King of Kings of Qawwali".^[4]

Born in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Khan had his first public performance at age of 16, at his father's chelum. He officially became the head of the family qawwali party in 1971, and was signed by Oriental Star Agencies (OSA), Birmingham, U.K., in the early 1980s. In subsequent years, Khan released movie scores and albums for various labels in Pakistan, Europe, Japan and the U.S. He engaged in collaborations and experiments with Western artists, becoming a well-known world music artist in the process. He toured extensively, performing in over 40 countries.^[5]

Biography[link]

Early life and career[link]

Khan was born on October 13, 1948 in the city of Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Pakistan. He was the fifth child and first son of Fateh Ali Khan, a musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist, and Qawwal. Khan's family, which included four older sisters and a younger brother, Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, grew up in central Lyallpur. Initially, his father did not want Khan to follow the family's vocation. He had his heart set on Khan choosing a much more respectable career path and becoming a doctor, because he felt Qawwali artists had low social status. However, Khan showed such an aptitude for, and interest in, Qawwali that his father finally relented.^[6] Khan began by learning to play tabla alongside his father before progressing to learn Raag Vidya and Bol Bandish. He then went on to learn to sing within the classical framework of khayal. Khan's training with his father was cut short when his father died in 1964, leaving Khan's paternal uncles, Mubarak Ali Khan and Salamat Ali Khan, to complete his training. His first performance was at a traditional graveside ceremony for his father, known as chehlum, which took place forty days after his father's death.

In 1971, after the death of Mubarak Ali Khan, Khan became the official leader of the family Qawwali party and the party became known as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan & Party. Khan's first public performance as the leader of the Qawwali party was at a studio recording broadcast as part of an annual music festival organised by Radio Pakistan, known as Jashn-e-Baharan. Khan sang mainly in Urdu and Punjabi and occasionally in Persian, Braj Bhasha and Hindi. His first major hit in Pakistan was the song Haq Ali Ali, which was performed in a traditional style and with traditional instrumentation. The song featured restrained use of Khan's sargam improvisations.

In 1979, Khan married his first cousin, Naheed (the daughter of Fateh Ali Khan's brother, Salamat Ali Khan); they had one daughter, Nida.^[7]

Early in his career, Khan was signed up by Oriental Star Agencies in the U.K. to their Star Cassette Label. OSA sponsored regular concert tours by Khan to the U.K. from the early '80s onwards, and released much of this live material on cassette, CD, videotape and DVD.G

Later career[link]

In the 1992–93 academic year, Khan was a Visiting Artist in the Ethnomusicology department at the University of Washington, Seattle.^[8]

Khan teamed with Peter Gabriel on the soundtrack to The Last Temptation of Christ in 1985, with Canadian musician Michael Brook on the albums Mustt Mustt (1990) and Night Song (1996),^[9] and with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder in 1995 on two songs for the soundtrack to Dead Man Walking. One of these songs ("The Long Road") was re-used on the soundtrack for Eat Pray Love in 2010. Khan also contributed to the soundtrack of Natural Born Killers. He composed the music for the 1994 film Bandit Queen in collaboration with Roger White.

Peter Gabriel's Real World label later released five albums of Khan's traditional Qawwali, together with some of his experimental work which included the albums Mustt Mustt and Star Rise. Khan provided vocals for The Prayer Cycle, which was put together by Jonathan Elias, but died before the vocals could be completed. Alanis Morissette was brought in to sing with his unfinished vocals. Khan also collabrated with Michael Brook to create music for the song "Sweet Pain" used in the movie Any Given Sunday. He also performed traditional Qawwali before international audiences at several WOMAD world music festivals and the single "Dam Mast Qalandar" was remixed by electronic trip hop group Massive Attack in 1998.

His album Intoxicated Spirit was nominated for a Grammy award in 1997 for best traditional folk album.

Khan contributed songs to, and performed in, several Pakistani films. Shortly before his death, he recorded a song each for two Bollywood films, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (in which he also sang the song onscreen) and Kachche Dhaage. He sang the title song of the film Dhadkan. He also sang "Saya bhi saath jab chhod jaye" for Sunny Deol's movie Dillagi. The song was released in 1999, two years after Khan's death.

Khan contributed the song "Gurus of Peace" to the album Vande Mataram, composed by A. R. Rahman, and released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India's independence. Rahman, who was a big fan of Khan could not do further songs with him. As a tribute, Rahman later released an album titled Gurus of Peace, which featured "Allah Hoo" by Khan. Rahman's 2007 song "Tere Bina" was also done as a tribute to Khan.^[10]

After his death, the song "Solemn Prayer", on which Khan provided vocals, was used on the Peter Gabriel song "Signal to Noise" (on the album Up), and on the soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Khan Fateh Ali Khan holds the world record for the largest recorded output by a Qawwali artist—a total of 125 albums as of 2001.

Death[link]

Khan was taken ill with kidney and liver failure on August 11, 1997 in London, England, while on the way to Los Angeles in order to receive a kidney transplant. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest at Cromwell Hospital, London, on Saturday, August 16, 1997, aged 48.^[11] His body was returned to Faisalabad, Pakistan, and his funeral was attended by the public.

Composition of Nusrat's qawwali party[link]

The composition of Khan's ensemble, called a "party" (or "Humnawa" in Urdu), changed over its 26 years. Listed below is a snapshot of the party, circa 1983:

1. Mujahid Mubarak Ali Khan: Khan's first cousin, vocals
2. Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan: Khan's brother, vocals and lead harmonium
3. Rehmat Ali: vocals and second harmonium
4. Maqsood Hussain: vocals
5. Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Khan's nephew and pupil, vocals
6. Dildar Hussain: percussion
7. Majawar Abbas: mandolin and guitar/chorus, handclapping
8. Mohammed Iqbal Naqvi: secretary of the party, chorus, handclapping
9. Asad Ali: chorus, handclapping. Khan's cousin
10. Ghulam Farid: chorus, handclapping
11. Kaukab Ali: chorus, handclapping

The one significant member of the party who does not appear on this list is Atta Fareed. For many years, he alternated with Rehmat Ali on vocals and second harmonium. He is easily identifiable in videos since he plays the harmonium left-handed.

This snapshot is non-representative in one respect: harmoniums were usually the only instruments. Only rarely were instruments like mandolin or guitar used.

Awards and titles[link]

Khan is widely considered to be the most important qawwal in history.^[12][13] In 1987, Khan received the President of Pakistan’s Award for Pride of Performance for his contribution to Pakistani music.^[8][14] In 1995 he received the UNESCO Music Prize.^[15][16] In 1996 he was awarded Grand Prix des Amériques at Montreal World Film Festival for exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.^[17] In 2005, Khan was awarded the "Legends" award at the UK Asian Music Awards.^[18] Time magazine's issue of November 6, 2006, "60 Years of Asian Heroes", lists him as one of the top 12 artists and thinkers in the last 60 years.^[19] He also appeared on NPR's 50 Great Voices list in 2010.^[20] In August 2010 he was included in CNN's list of the twenty most iconic musicians from the past fifty years.^[21]

Many honorary titles were bestowed upon Khan during his 25-year music career. He was given the title of Ustad after performing classical music at a function in Lahore on his father's death anniversary.^[22]

Tributes, legacy and influence[link]

Alexandra A. Seno of Asiaweek wrote:^[23]

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's voice was otherworldly. For 25 years, his mystical songs transfixed millions. It was not long enough ... He performed qawali, which means wise or philosophical utterance, as nobody else of his generation did. His vocal range, talent for improvisation and sheer intensity were unsurpassed.

Jeff Buckley cited Khan as a major influence, saying of him "He's my Elvis", and performing the first few minutes of Khan's hit "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai" (including vocals) at live concerts.^[24][25] Many other artists have also cited Khan as an influence, such as A. R. Rahman,^[26] Sheila Chandra,^[27] and Alim Qasimov.^[28]

Paul Williams picked a concert performance by Khan for inclusion in his 2000 book The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: a 'top-40' list, in which he devotes a chapter each to what he considers the top 40 artistic achievements of the 20th century in any field (including art, movies, music, fiction, non-fiction, science-fiction).^[29]

In 2008, Khan was listed in 14th position in UGO's list of the best singers of all time.^[30]

In 2004, a tribute band called (Brooklyn Qawwali Party) (formerly Brook's Qawwali Party) was formed in New York City by percussionist Brook Martinez to perform the music of Khan. The 13-piece group still performs mostly instrumental jazz versions of Khan's qawwalis, using the instruments conventionally associated with jazz rather than those associated with qawwali.^[31]

Films[link]

Documentaries[link]

• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: le dernier prophète (1996). Directed by Jérôme de Missolz.
• Nusrat has Left the Building... But When? (1997). Directed by Farjad Nabi. (This 20-minute docudrama focuses on Khan's early career.)
• A Voice from Heaven (1999). Directed by Giuseppe Asaro. New York, NY: Winstar TV & Video. (This 75-minute documentary, available on VHS and DVD, provides an introduction to Khan's life and work.)
• Samandar Main Samandar (2007). A documentary aired on Geo TV detailing Khan's career.
• The King of Qawalli (2009). A short film aired on Dawn News about Khan's life and career.

Concert films[link]

• The JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance (1990). Video 14 (of 30) (South Asia IV). Produced by Ichikawa Katsumori; directed by Nakagawa Kunikiko and Ichihashi Yuji; in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. [Tokyo]: JVC, Victor Company of Japan; Cambridge, Massachusetts: distributed by Rounder Records. Features a studio performance by Khan and Party (two Urdu-language songs: a Hamd, and a Manqabat for Khwaja Mu`inuddin Chishti. Filmed in Tokyo, Japan, September 20, 1987, for Asian Traditional Performing Arts).
• Nusrat! Live at Meany (1998). Produced by the University of Washington. (87-minute recording of a January 23, 1993 concert at Meany Hall, University of Washington in Seattle, during Khan's residency at the Ethnomusicology Program there.)
• Live in Concert in the U.K. (DVD, vols. 1–17) [OSA]; recorded between 1983 and 1993; first thirteen listed below:
  • Live in Concert in UK (DVD vol. 1)
  • Live in Concert (DVD vol. 2)
  • Live in Concert (DVD vol. 3)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 4)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 5)
  • Live in Concert (DVD vol. 6)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 7)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 8)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 9)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 10)
  • Live in UK (DVD vol. 11)
  • Digbeth Birmingham 12 November 1983 (DVD vol. 12)
  • Digbeth 30 October 1983 (DVD vol. 13)
• Akhiyan Udeek Diyan (DVD) [Nupur Audio]
• Je Tun Rab Nu Manauna (DVD) [Nupur Audio]
• Yaadan Vicchre Sajan Diyan Aayiyan (DVD) [Nupur Audio]
• Rang-e-Nusrat (DVD, vols. 1–11) [Music Today]; recorded between 1983 and 1993 (same material as the OSA DVDs)
• VHS videotapes, vols. 1–21 [OSA]; recorded between 1983 and 1993 (same material as the OSA DVDs)
  • Luxor Cinema Birmingham (VHS vol. 1, 1979)
  • Digbeth Birmingham (VHS vol. 2, 1983)
  • St. Francis Hall Birmingham (VHS vol. 3, 1983)
  • Royal Oak Birmingham (VHS vol. 4, 1983)
  • Private Mehfil (Wallace Lawley Centre, Lozells Birmingham, November 1983) (VHS vol. 5)
  • Private Mehfil (VHS vol. 6, 1983)
  • Natraj Cinema Leicester (VHS vol. 7, 1983)
  • Live In Southall (VHS vol. 8)
  • Live In Bradford (VHS vol. 9, 1983)
  • Live In Birmingham (VHS vol. 10, 1985)
  • Allah Ditta Hall (VHS vol. 11, 1985)
  • Harrow Leisure Centre (VHS vol. 12)
  • University Of Aston (VHS vol. 13, 1988)
  • Aston University (VHS vol. 14, 1988)
  • WOMAD Festival Bracknell (VHS vol. 15, 1988)
  • Live In Paris (VHS vol. 16, 1988)
  • Poplar Civic Centre London (VHS vol. 17)
  • Imperial Hotel Birmingham (VHS vol. 18, 1985)
  • Slough Gurdawara (SHABADS) (VHS vol. 19)
  • Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (VHS vol. 20)
  • Town Hall Birmingham (VHS vol. 21, 1993)

See also[link]

• List of Pakistani musicians
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan albums

References[link]

Additional reading[link]

• Baud, Pierre-Alain. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, The Messenger of Qawwali. Editions Demi-Lune, 2008. (A biography of Nusrat)

External links[link]

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

• Article with brief 1993 interview (edwebproject.org)
• King of Qawali documentary on YouTube
• NPR Audio Report: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Voice Of Pakistan
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan at the Internet Movie Database

Hajji Nasrat Khan is an elderly citizen of Afghanistan best known for the more than three years he spent in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The United States Department of Defense believed that he was an enemy combatant and assigned him the Internment Serial Number 1009.^[1]

Khan has been crippled since 1986. In April 2006 Khan was 80 years old.^[2] He was the oldest prisoner remaining at Guantanamo by the time he was released (August, 2006 ^[3]).

Combatant Status Review Tribunal[link]

Nasrat Khan was among the 60% of prisoners who chose to participate in his tribunal hearings.^[4]

Summary of Evidence memo[link]

A Summary of Evidence memo was prepared for Hajji Nasrat Khan's Combatant Status Review Tribunal, on 5 October 2004.^[5] The memo listed the following allegations against him:

a. The detainee was a member of a Terrorist Organization tied to al Qaida:

1. The detainee was a local commander in the HIG.
2. The detainee was a primary coordinator for the HIG in Sarobi, Afghanistan.
3. HIG leadership reportedly had a plot to kidnap one or more coalition force members to use as hostages in exchange for arrested HIG leader Hajji Nasrat Khan (detainee) and his son Izat
4. The HIG is an active terrorist organization in Afghanistan with long established ties to Usama Bin Laden.

b. The detainee was engaged in hostile activities against the United States or its coalition partners:

1. Large caches of weapons were recovered from the compound where detainee lived, including 107MM rocket launchers, PKMs, AK-47s and uniforms.
2. At the time of detainee's captured [sic], the HIG was conducting surveillance and planning rocket attacks against US forces in the area.

Transcript[link]

Khan chose to participate in his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.^[6]

Administrative Review Board hearing[link]

Detainees who were determined to have been properly classified as "enemy combatants" were scheduled to have their dossier reviewed at annual Administrative Review Board hearings. The Administrative Review Boards weren't authorized to review whether a detainee qualified for POW status, and they weren't authorized to review whether a detainee should have been classified as an "enemy combatant".

They were authorized to consider whether a detainee should continue to be detained by the United States, because they continued to pose a threat - or whether they could safely be repatriated to the custody of their home country, or whether they could be set free.

Khan chose to participate in his Administrative Review Board hearing.^[7]

The following primary factors favor continued detention

a. Commitment

1. Detainee's son admitted that he and his father fought with the Taliban.
2. Detainee was captured by United States Forces with 700 weapons, including small arms and rockets.
3. Detainee was captured with letters addressed to him and from him although he claims to be uneducated and illiterate.

b. Training

1. Detainee claims he served in the Afghan Army in the late 1950's [sic] or 1960's [sic]. Detainee claims he only served as an infantryman for approximately two years and only received small arms training.

c. Connections/Associations

1. Detainee was a Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin [sic] commander.
2. Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) was one of the major mujahedin groups in the war against the Soviets. HIG has long established ties with Usama bin Laden. Gulbuddin Hikmatyar founded HIG. Hikmatyar ran several terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and was a pioneer in sending mercenary fightters to other Islamic fighting conflicts. Hikmatyar offered to shelter Usama bin Laden after he later fled Sudan in 1996.
3. Detainee was a village leader in an area controlled by the Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG).
4. Detainee claims he only met Gulbuddin Hikmatyar once.
5. Reporting states Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin members were planning to kidnap United States Personnel on the Kabul to Jalalabad road between the Sorobi, Kabul province, Afghanistan and Jalalabad, Nangrahar province], Afghanistan to exchange for a captured Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin commander.
6. Further reporting states Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin wanted to kidnap United States military personnel from Bagram Airfield.
7. Detainee claims that Engineer Wasil was his son's commander.
8. Reporting states Wasil is a known member of Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin.
9. Reporting further states Wasil is not supportive of the United States, and believes the United States should not be in Afghanistan.
10. Detainee's son is a commander of the Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin.
11. Detainee's son admitted to having a weapons cache in his residence in the region of Sorobi.
12. Reporting states the Detainee's son has links to al Qaida, Taliban and Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin which led to his son's arrest.

The following primary factor favor release or transfer

1. Detainee claims he retired as the Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin fifteen years ago when his health began to fail.
2. Detainee stated he did know anything about the weapons found in the residence he was captured in.

Witness at other Tribunals[link]

Khan was interviewed, and provided a statement for Hamidullah's Tribunal.^[8] He confirmed that Hamidullah had only been a teenager when he had been in the HiG, and that he had been a deserter.

Habeas Corpus[link]

Philadelphia lawyer Peter M. Ryan is representing Khan in his habeas corpus motion.^[2]

Khan's age[link]

United Kingdom newspaper, The Guardian, republished an Associated Press article, devoted to Khan, which speculated about his age. ^[9] The article says the USA estimates Khan's age as 71. It says that Khan doesn't know his age for sure, but believes he is about 78. The article states that Khan requires a walker.

Return to Afghanistan[link]

Khan was reported to have been one of five Afghans returned to Afghanistan on August 28, 2006.^[10][11]

Peter M. Ryan, one of Khan's lawyers, learned of his return by e-mail from the DoD, on the following weekend,^[11] and never did learn the reason for Khan's detention.^[12]

Ryan initially expressed concerns whether Khan could expect the Afghan authorities to free him, upon his return, or whether they would put him in the Afghan prison system.,^[13] but Khan did not ultimately face arrest upon his return to Afghanistan.

Guantanamo Medical records[link]

On 16 March 2007 the Department of Defense published medical records for the detainees.^[14]

See also[link]

• Hiztullah Yar Nasrat his son formerly detained at Guantanamo
• Mohammed Sadiq another elderly prisoner held at Guantanamo
• Haji Faiz Mohammed elderly prisoner held at Guantanamo

References[link]

External links[link]

• America's prison for terrorists often held the wrong men McClatchy June 15, 2008
• Nusrat Khan McClatchy
• Guantánamo: The Stories of Three Innocent Jordanians and an Afghan, Just Released Andy Worthington

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Kamal Heer
Kamal Heer
Background information
Birth name	Kamaljeet Singh Heer
Born	(1974-01-23) January 23, 1974 (age 38) Halluwal, Punjab, India
Origin	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Punjabi, Bhangra, Pop, Folk, Classical, Sad
Occupations	Singer and Music composer
Instruments	Chimta, Harmonium and Vocals
Years active	Singing: 2000–Present Music Director: 1993–2000
Labels	Plasma Records (India) Kiss Records (UK)
Associated acts	Manmohan Waris and Sangtar
Website	Official website

Kamaljeet Singh Heer aka Kamal Heer is a Punjabi musician. Born on 23 January 1973, he is the younger brother of Manmohan Waris (the eldest of the brothers) and Sangtar, two other esteemed musicians. His live performances showcase his virtuosity with taan and his command of the art of traditional Punjabi music. All three of Heer brothers are behind the formulation of Punjabi Virsa shows all over the world. These shows have become internationally famous. Also a talented composer, Kamal Heer has collaborated with his brother Sangtar to write music for their brother Waris. He is married to Gurjit Kaur Birring.

Career[link]

Kamal Heer was born in the Village of Halluwal, Punjab, India. He learned music from Ustaad Jaswant Singh Bhanwra. After Kamal's family moved to Canada in 1990, Kamal and older brother Sangtar started composing music. In 1993 they composed music for Manmohan Waris's album, Gaairan Naal Penghan Jhotdiye which became a huge hit. Kamal continued composing till 1999.

Kamal's debut album, Kamli released in 2000, which mostly avoided success. In 2002 Kamal Heer released Masti-Kanthay Vala which became very successful especially the superhit song "Kanthay Vala". Kamal Heer released Masti 2 in 2003 which contained superhit tracks "Nachne Nu Kare Mera Ji", "Kinnu Yaad Kar Kar Hasdi", "Hick Da Taveet" and "Ishq Ne Kamle Karte".

Kamal Heer continued his success with Punjabi Virsa 2004-Toronto Live, a live album recorded in Toronto. The immense success of this live album lead to Punjabi Virsa concerts happening every year all around the world. Punjabi Virsa 2005, Punjabi Virsa 2006 and Punjabi Virsa 2008 have also been recorded live. After moderately successful studio albums, Masti Three (2006) and Chan Jiha Gabhru (2007), Kamal Heer released Jinday Ni Jinday in 2009. This album is considered his biggest hit to date. After the Punjabi Virsa 2009 tour of Australia and New Zealand Kamal is currently touring in Punjabi Virsa 2010.

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External links[link]

• Kamal Heer.com

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Sardool Sikander (Punjabi: ਸਰਦੂਲ ਸਿਕੰਦਰ) is a Punjabi folk singer,^[1] sometimes called "The King of Bhangra" making his first appearances on radio and television in the early 1980s with his introductory album, "Roadways Di Laari". He has appeared in numerous films as an actor and musician. He also acted in a handful of Punjwood movies, like Jagga Daku with Yograj Singh. Sikander is married to Amar Noorie, who is also an accomplished singer and actress. He struggled in the early years of his career.

Born in the Kheri Naudh Singh in district Fatehgarh sahib, he belongs to the Patiala Gharana of music. Sikander has 27 albums to his credit. His work has been included in over 50 derivative albums from all over the world.^[2]

Discography[link]

• 2012 'Entrance' (Moviebox/Music Waves/Speed Records)
• 2010 'Kudi Mera Dil Di Hoya Ne Sohniye' (MovieBox/Planet Recordz/Speed Records)
• 2009 'Ik Tu Hove Main Hovan' (Kamelee Records)
• 2006 'Ous Kudi Ne' (Finetouch/Peritone)
• 2002 'Nakhra Janab Da' (Saaga)
• 2002 'Haiya Ho' (T-Series)
• 2001 'O Ho!' (T-Series)
• 2001 'Hits of Sardool: Noori Vol. 1' (Royal)
• 1998 'Sardool on A Dance Tip' (DMC)
• 1996 'Gal Sun' (Soni Music)
• 1994 'Ik Kuri Dil Mangdi' (T-Series)
• 1994 'Tor Punjaban Dee' (Saaga)
• 1993 'Gidhe Vich Nachna' (Asian Music Company)
• 1993 'Dance With...Sardool Sikander'
• 1993 'Jug Jug Jiyun Bhabian' (Saaga)
• 1992 'Nachna Sakht Mana Hai' (T-Series)
• 1992 'Munde Patte Gaye'
• 1991 'Sorry Wrong Number' (Music Bank)
• 1991 'Doli Meri Mashooq Di' (Saaga)
• 1991 'Husna De Malko' (Music Bank)
• 1991 'Roadways Di Laari'
• 1990 'London Vich Beh Gai' (VIP Record Producers)
• 1990 'Yaari Pardesiyan Di' (Music Bank/Smitsun Distributors Ltd.)
• 1990 'Zara Has Ke Vikha' (Saaga)
• 1989 'Aaja Sohniye' (Sureela Music)
• 1989 'Gora Rang Deyin Na Rabba' (T-Series)
• 1989 'Reelan De Dukan' (HMV)
• 1989 'Gidha Beat: Bhabiye Gidha Wich Nach Lain Dee' (Sonotone)

Duo Collaboration[link]

• 2011 'Mere Dil Teh' (With GV) The Song Raab (Moviebox/Music Waves/Envy)
• 2011 'International Villager' (with Honey Singh) The Song Yadaan (MovieBox/Planet Recordz/Speed Records)
• 2011 'Close to Us' (Without Popsy) The Song Husn Jawani (Kamlee Records)
• 2010 'Shadaiya' with Amar Noorie ^[3] (MovieBox)
• 2009 'Ik Tu Hove Ik Main Hovan' with Amar Noorie (Peritone/Kamlee Records)

Religious[link]

• 2011 'Charadi Khalla Tenu Samne Tu Hase' (StarMakers) Duo Collaobration With Harjit Harman
• 2009 'Mayee Ne Kunda Kholeya' (Saaga)
• 2006 'Bole So Nihaal' (Saaga) Duo Collaboration with Hans Raj Hans
• 2004 'Darsh Maiya Da Keeta' (T-Series)
• 2002 'Panth Khalsa' (T-Series) Re-Released
• 1999 'Khalsa Dee Chardi Kala' (HMV)
• 1992 'Panth Sajaya Hai' (T-Series)
• 1991 'Seesa Dee Wanjare' (Sargam)

Filmography[link]

• 2010 Akh Labdi (T-Series)
• 2005 Baghi (Playback Singer)
• 2003 The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (Playback Singer)
• 2002 Pyaasa (2002 film) (Playback Singer)
• 1996 Panchayat
• 1996 Ishq Nachavye Gali Gali (Playback Singer)
• 1991 Dushmani Jattan Di (Playback Singer)
• 1991 Jagga Daku (Police Inspector)

References[link]

Links[link]

• Official website

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