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Meet Author Qais Akbar Omar at Westborough Library

The Westborough Public Library is pleased to announce that author Qais Akbar Omar will be presenting a program at the library on Monday, November 18, at 7:00 pm. 

Qais (rhymes with “rice”) Akbar Omar is the author of the memoir A Fort of Nine Towers: an Afghan Family Story, a book that has been widely praised in media reviews worldwide,  including The New York Times and The Boston Globe.  

In his book, Qais Akbar Omar recounts his childhood in the 1990s after the retreat of the Soviet army and during the subsequent civil war and rule of the Taliban. He describes his family’s courageous efforts to flee the fighting in Afghanistan and the terrifying encounters that they endured as they tried to escape the violence.  Yet, despite the war, he also showcases episodes of humor and the amazing kindness of the many people he and his family met during their ordeal.   

Qais Akbar Omar  is currently managing his family’s carpet business in Kabul (he is a carpet weaver, as well as an author) and is working toward his MFA at Boston University.

Join us for this presentation, and learn about Afghanistan and Qais Omar Akbar’s experience. The program is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and for autographing.

For more information, please call the library at 508-366-3050.

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