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The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif

The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif - Paperback

by Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Najaf Mazari, Robert HillmanTheme:Cultural Region/Asian, Cultural Region/IndianPublish date:7/1/2011Pages:278
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wild Dingo PressISBN-13:9780980757057ISBN-10:0980757053UPC:9780980757057Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Social History, AsiaBook Topic:SouthSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCGFXQBB5T

This book traces an Afghan refugee's extraordinary journey-from his early life as a shepherd boy in the mountains of Northern Afghanistan to his forced exile after being captured and tortured by the Taliban, to incarceration in an Australian detention centre...and finally to freedom. A poignant and powerful, often humorous, story of suffering, injustice and survival that explores the resilience of the human spirit.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wild Dingo PressISBN-13:9780980757057ISBN-10:0980757053UPC:9780980757057Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Memoirs, Social History, AsiaBook Topic:SouthSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.291Product ID:SCGFXQBB5T
Mazari, Najaf: - Najaf Mazari was born in a small village near Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. At the age of 12, he left school and apprenticed himself to a master rugmaker. He fled Afghanistan in 2000, ending up in Woomera Detention Centre. After his release, he settled in Melbourne where he now owns a traditional Afghan rug shop. In 2006, his wife and daughter were finally able to join him in Melbourne, and in 2007, he was granted Australian citizenship. Najaf founded a philanthropic fund, the Masawat Development Fund, that supplies health and education aid to remote villages in the mountains outside Mazar-e-Sharif.Hillman, Robert: - Robert Hillman is a Melbourne-based writer of fiction and biography. His autobiography, The Boy in the Green Suit, won the Australian National Biography Award for 2005. His 2007 biography, My Life as a Traitor, written with Zarah Ghahramani, appeared in numerous overseas editions and was short-listed for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2008. Hillman has published over 80 titles.
Publisher: Wild Dingo Press

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Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman

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Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman

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