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'The Rug-Maker of Mazar-e-Sharif is a memoir of Najaf Mazari, an Afghani refugee who travelled to Australia, was detained in Woomera detention centre, went through various trials to gain permanent residency in Australia and eventually opened a rug shop in Prahran, Melbourne, which he still operates today.' (Libraries Australia)
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to all those people of Afghanistan who have lost so much in wars - their houses, their limbs and their lives - and to all people working for peace throughout the world.
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Epigraph: But the real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war. - Emerson.
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Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Using Literature Circles to Inquire into the Big Themes : Explorig the Refugee Experience
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 3 2012; (p. 25-28) -
Detention, Displacement and Dissent in Recent Australian Life Writing
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , December vol. 8 no. 4 2011; (p. 375-385) Narratives of persecution, imprisonment, displacement and exile have been a fundamental aspect of Australian literature: from the convict narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to writing by refugees and migrants to Australia following World War II, to the narratives of those displaced by more recent conflicts. This paper will focus on two texts published in Australia in the past few years which deal with experiences of persecution and displacement from Afghanistan. Mahboba's Promise (2005) and The Rugmaker of Mazar-e- Sharif (2008) are texts that have to some extent bypassed the quarantining that Gillian Whitlock has argued works to locate potentially disruptive discourse at a safe distance from mainstream consumption. The publications discussed here demonstrate that refugee narratives can negotiate their way into the public sphere and public consciousness. In this process, however, representations of dissent almost necessarily give way to conciliation and integration as former refugee subjects attempt to realign their lives in terms that will provide the best outcomes for themselves, their families and their communities. -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , September vol. 34 no. 3 2010; (p. 405-407)
— Review of Sydney Journals : Reflections 1970-2000 2008 selected work diary ; The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
Dark Times
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 24 2009; (p. 173-180) -
[Untitled]
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 44)
— Review of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography
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Pick of the Week
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 May 2008; (p. 31)
— Review of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
Weft and Weave of an Asylum Seeker
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 May 2008; (p. 23)
— Review of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
Books Non-Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 May 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
One Man's Journey a Tale of Our Times
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 May 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
Deliver Them from Preconceptions
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , July vol. 3 no. 6 2008; (p. 8, 10 p.)
— Review of A Burqa and a Hard Place : Three Years in the New Afghanistan 2008 single work autobiography ; The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography -
Craftsman Stitches His Life Back Together in a Welcoming Land
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 April 2007; -
Audio : Interview with Najaf Mazari and Robert Hillman re: their book 'The Rugmaker of Mazir-e-Sharif'
Benedict Taylor
(interviewer),
2008
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Pool 2008; -
An Afghan's Tale
Phillip Adams
(interviewer),
2008
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2008;ABC Radio National Interview from 17/04/2008. Program: Late Night Live with Phillip Adams
Many stories have been written about Afghani refugees arriving in Australia but very few Afghans have told their own stories about where they came from, why they left and how they have made Australia their new home.
Guests: Najaf Mazari - Former Afghan refugee, rug-maker and author. Robert Hillman - Biographer and fiction writer.
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Detention, Displacement and Dissent in Recent Australian Life Writing
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , December vol. 8 no. 4 2011; (p. 375-385) Narratives of persecution, imprisonment, displacement and exile have been a fundamental aspect of Australian literature: from the convict narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to writing by refugees and migrants to Australia following World War II, to the narratives of those displaced by more recent conflicts. This paper will focus on two texts published in Australia in the past few years which deal with experiences of persecution and displacement from Afghanistan. Mahboba's Promise (2005) and The Rugmaker of Mazar-e- Sharif (2008) are texts that have to some extent bypassed the quarantining that Gillian Whitlock has argued works to locate potentially disruptive discourse at a safe distance from mainstream consumption. The publications discussed here demonstrate that refugee narratives can negotiate their way into the public sphere and public consciousness. In this process, however, representations of dissent almost necessarily give way to conciliation and integration as former refugee subjects attempt to realign their lives in terms that will provide the best outcomes for themselves, their families and their communities. -
Dark Times
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Winter no. 24 2009; (p. 173-180)
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Subjects:
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cAfghanistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cAustralia,c
- Woomera, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
Settings:
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cAfghanistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- Woomera, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Melbourne, Victoria,
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cPakistan,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cIndonesia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- ca. 1975-2007
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