{"product_id":"the-rugmaker-of-mazar-e-sharif-9780980757057","title":"The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Najaf Mazari, Robert Hillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wild Dingo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780980757057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMazari, Najaf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHillman, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Dingo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42806636314739,"sku":"9.78098E+12","price":21.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0e50b693-a721-45a7-af75-a4bd0b657a91.jpg?v=1738239214","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-rugmaker-of-mazar-e-sharif-9780980757057","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}