Winner, 2014 IP Rolling Picks Best Fiction
Kafiristan is a story of friendship, betrayal and retribution. We follow the fortunes of Ahmed Taseer, a boy from an isolated mountain village in Afghanistan. When a close friend is orphaned and seized by the Taliban to become a suicide bomber, Ahmed and his friend Haziz retaliate.
Kafiristan explores how opposition to radical religion and narcissistic power can trigger events that can take a boy to the other side of the world.
In Australia, Ahmed navigates the fate of asylum seekers, assimilates into a foreign culture and becomes a man. He questions ingrained religious perceptions and finds that his past must be resolved before he can embrace his new life.
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“The plot moves at a good pace, takes unpredictable twists and turns and explores friendship, violent betrayal and retribution. It takes us to places we believe we know, only to find that we don’t.”
– John O’Neill, Cdr RAN (Rtd) MBT OAM, Author, Kafira
IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd) –
“A page turner that brings readers face-to-face with issues presenting in Australia and Afghanistan and provides opportunities to reflect on contemporary policies. Events move at a good clip with readers drawn right into the journey of the main character. A must for your reading list.”
– David Francis, Caithness Robson Consultancy