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Captain Edward Zellem is the award-winning author of three bilingual books of Afghan Proverbs, now published in 15 languages. He is a U.S. Navy officer and trained Dari speaker who spent a year and a half embedded on native Afghan teams in Afghanistan. This included a year on President Hamid Karzai's staff inside the Afghan Presidential Palace.

While in Afghanistan, Captain Zellem became fascinated with the way Afghans use Proverbs in their daily conversations. He began collecting and translating them, and used them every day with Afghans in his professional and personal life. After students at a local Kabul high school offered to create illustrations, he decided to publish his collection as a personal project to share with the world.

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Afghan Rabab Artist Qais Essar: An Ancient Instrument Plays “The Green Language”

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Watching the fingers of a world-class artist fly across the goatskin face of a rabab is like crossing a sonic bridge over 2500 years old. In the right hands, the sound of a rabab is as delicate as a birdsong and as powerfully sensual as a summer thunderstorm. The rabab is mentioned in countless works of Sufi poetry. A good one is an object of elegance,

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	Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Kabul Marefat High School (Illustrator), Mohammad Hussain Mohammadi (Introduction) 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mataluna: 151 Afghan Pashto Proverbs by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat High School Kabul (Illustrator), Humaira Ghilzai (Introduction) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zarbul Masalha: 151 Afghan Dari Proverbs by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat High School Kabul (Illustrator), Aziz Royesh (Editor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afghan Proverbs Illustrated (Greek Edition): In Greek and Dari Persian by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat High School Kabul (Illustrations), Marina Mogli (Translation) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proverbe afgane illustrate (Romanian Edition): Afghan Proverbs in Romanian and Dari Persian by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Simion Doru Cristea (Translator), Maria João Coutinho (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afganistanilaisia sananlaskuja koululaisten kuvittamina (Finnish Edition): Afghan Proverbs in Finnish and Dari Persian by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat High School Kabul (Illustrations), Liisa Granbom-Herranen (Translation) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illustrerade afghanska ordspråk (Swedish Edition): Afghan Proverbs in Swedish and Dari Persian by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Karin Johansson (Translation) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afghaanse spreekwoorden geïllustreerd: Afghan Proverbs in Dutch and Dari Persian by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat School Kabul Afghanistan (Illustrator), Ariadne Bechthold (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afghan Proverbs Illustrated by Edward Zellem (Goodreads Author), Marefat High School Kabul (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fahim Fazli: Hollywood Actor, Author, War Veteran and Afghan-American 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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