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Fahim Speaks: A Warrior-Actor's Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back
Fahim Speaks: A Warrior-Actor's Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back
Fahim Speaks: A Warrior-Actor's Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back
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A Warrior-Actor's Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back


Fahim Fazli is a man of two worlds: Afghanistan, the country of his birth, and America, the nation he adopted and learned to love. He’s also a man who escaped oppression, found his dream profession, and then paid it all forward by returning to Afghanistan as an interpreter with the U.S. Marines. When Fahim speaks, the story he tells is harrowing, fascinating, and inspiring.


Born and raised in Kabul, Fahim saw his country and family torn apart by revolution and civil war. Dodging Afghan authorities and informers with his father and brother, Fahim made his way across the border to Pakistan and then to America. After reuniting with his mother, sisters, and another brother, he moved to California with dreams of an acting career. After 15 turbulent years that included two unsuccessful arranged marriages to Afghan brides, he finally qualified for membership in the Screen Actors Guild—and found true American love.


Though Fahim's California life was happy and rewarding, he kept thinking about the battlefields of Afghanistan. Haunted by a desire to serve his adopted country, he became a combat linguist. While other interpreters opted for safe assignments, Fahim chose one of the most dangerous: working with the Leathernecks in embattled Helmand Province, where his outgoing personality and deep cultural understanding made him a favorite of both Marines and local Afghans—and a pariah to the Taliban, who put a price on his head.


Fahim Speaks is an inspiring story of perseverance and patriotism—and of the special love that one man developed for his adopted country.


A gold medal winner from the Military Writers Society of America!

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 25, 2012
ISBN9780982167076
Fahim Speaks: A Warrior-Actor's Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back

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