AZ International In the Press
Boston Design Guide: 2006 Ninth Annual Edition
"A handmade Oriental rug can do more then enhance a room in your home - it can tell a story. Zahir Abdul, owner of AZ International Rugs in Sudbury, interprets the tales the weavers express through the art of tribal rugs. Each of these one-of-a-kind wool rugs has a history, beginning with the spinning of the wool to the natural dyeing process to the weaving, shearing, cleaning and finishing each piece undergoes. As Zahir Abdul likes to say, 'from loom to room.'"
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Boston Design Guide: 2005 Eighth Annual Edition
"Manufacturer and Direct Importer of Tribal Rugs in Vegetable Dyes and Hand-Spun Wool"
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The Boston Globe: August 1, 2002
"Immigrant gets chance to aid homeland refugees. Coats, blankets sent to camps in Pakistan. Group donates to Afghan refugee camps."
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The Sudbury Town Crier: July 4, 2002
"Communities joined by aid effort. In a dusty mud-walled camp where 50,000 Afghan refugees struggle to survive each day, the distribution of some 225 coats and blankets may seem like an insignificant event. But to the people of Babu Camp near Peshawar, Pakistn, the gifts represented a beacon of hope shining from a small town halfway across the world."
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The Sudbury Town Crier Newspaper: January 4, 2001
"Rugs tell stories of tribal life, merchant to speak Sunday: The stories and cultural traditions woven into the tribal rugs of northern Afghanistan link rug merchant Abdul Zahar with past generations of rug makers from his Turkmen Tribe. Zahar, who recently opened Amu Oriental Rugs in Mill Village, will discuss traditional rug making techniques as well as the stories behind their design, manufacture and cultural origin."