# @shabnamnasimi on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZsO5C9SXcj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66991239-shabnamnasimi-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/523f25a7c1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17T14:58:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shabnam Nasimi (@ShabnamNasimi) — https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi

## Caption

Some legends don’t get the history lessons they deserve. This is one of them. 47 years ago this week, Afghanistan lost Ahmad Zahir — the “Elvis of the East.” June 14th was both the day he was born AND the day he was killed at just 33, on his own birthday.  A prime minister’s son who gave his privileged life to sing. The man who turned Rumi and Hafez into pop anthems, defied a dictatorship, and was murdered for refusing to be silenced. NPR still names him one of the 50 greatest voices on Earth.

#history #rumi #poetry #afghanistan #persian 
His music takes me to another world — and after this, I hope it does the same for you. 🤍

## Stats

- **Views:** 27,424
- **Likes:** 6,990
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- **Comments:** 473

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shabnam Nasimi | @ShabnamNasimi | https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi | Writer |

## Tags

history, poetry, rumi, persian, afghanistan

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