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The Rugmaker Of Mazar-E-Sharif - Mazari Najaf & Hillman, Robert - 2012

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262 pages. Multiple copies of this title available. Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. Page edges are reasonably browned and slightly soiled. Pages are lightly tanned. Previous owner's name blacked-out. Beautifully captured and penned by award-winning biographer Robert Hillman, this is a compelling story of an exceptional yet 'ordinary' man whose generous spirit, natural leadership and desire for peace transcends enormous danger and heartbreak. The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif follows the extraordinary journey of Najaf Mazari from the despair of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime to the flowering of a new life in Australia. Unaware of the fragility of innocence in a country torn by civil war, Najaf describes his childhood working as a shepherd, an apprentice welder and, finally, finding his calling as an apprentice rugmaker. Family joy soon turns to tragedy as the war between the Russian forces and the Mujahedin violently thrusts its way into Najaf's life - first his elder brother is killed by a sniper, then his family home is destroyed by a stray rocket, killing both his younger brother and brother-in-law. Najaf, too, is badly wounded and is reduced to selling crotcheted socks on a street corner while his injuries slowly heal. Eventually returning to rugmaking, Najaf trains himself not to think too far into the future. In 2001, the adult Najaf is captured and tortured by the Taliban. He is forced to flee Afghanistan, leaving his wife and child behind to place his life in the hands of people-smugglers, bound for an unknown destination. Half way across the world in south-east Asia, Najaf and almost a hundred other refugees learn for the first time that they are bound for a country at the bottom of the world called 'Australia'... Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780980757057. Inventory No: 20070026. By: Mazari Najaf & Hillman, Robert Year: 2012 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at:
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