UNCOVERED: Shah muhammad rais - The Untold Story

‘I wanted to end my life’: ‘Bookseller of Kabul’ rebuilds destroyed business

Shah Muhammad Rais was devastated when Taliban destroyed his shop, but now he is sending books to Afghanistan via the internet

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024

Friday essay: do readers dream of running a bookshop? Books about booksellers are having a moment – the reality can be less romantic

My mother and I wanted to open a bookshop. We signed up for a CAE course, which was cancelled when the bookseller who ran it went out of business. I learnt this later because I went on to work in a bookshop and the book business is a small world.

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023

Bookseller of Kabul becomes asylum seeker in London

Shah Muhammad Rais survived decades of misrule in Afghanistan but finally fled to escape the Taliban

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2022