Afghanistan's heroic artists / series editor, Rob Waring.

Contributor(s): Waring, Rob | Cengage Learning (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Footprint reading library. Remarkable peoplePublisher: Boston : Heinle/Cengage Learning, c2010Description: 24 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 cmISBN: 9781424012329; 1424012325; 9781424027019 (DVD); 1424027012 (DVD)Other title: Heroic artistsSubject(s): Readers | Artists -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature | Art -- Censorship -- Afghanistan -- Juvenile literature | Taliban -- Juvenile literatureSummary: When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the religious group aimed to destroy any artistic expression that violated their strict interpretation of Islamic rules. A group of Afghan artists risked death by disobeying the Taliban to preserve the artwork of their country. Who are the men that saved Afghanistan's art? How did they do it?
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When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the religious group aimed to destroy any artistic expression that violated their strict interpretation of Islamic rules. A group of Afghan artists risked death by disobeying the Taliban to preserve the artwork of their country. Who are the men that saved Afghanistan's art? How did they do it?

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