Qais akbar omar biography of alberta
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Qais Akbar Omar
Afghan-American writer (born )
Qais Akbar Omar | |
|---|---|
| Born | () 18 November (age&#;42) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Occupation | Writer, carpet producer |
| Language | English |
| Education | MFA creative writing |
| Alma&#;mater | Boston University |
| Period | –present |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Notable works | A Fort of Nine Towers |
| Spouse | Mai Wang |
Qais Akbar Omar (born November 18, ) is an Afghan-American writer.
Omar is the author of A Fort of Nine Towers, an autobiography of his childhood in Afghanistan during the years of the civil war and the Taliban from to
Biography
Omar was born in Kabul in [1] He is the owner of Kabul Carpets, a business that his family has operated for four generations.
When he was ten years old, the civil war broke out in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops in [2] At the age of eleven, Omar learned the art of carpet-knotting from a Turkmen family who lived next door.[3] After his family ret