- Carpet Boy is the true story of Iqbal Masih, a Pakistani boy who was sold as a bonded labourer at the age of four to a carpet maker. It is the hidden story of millions of children in today's world who are sold into virtual slavery by their impoverished families to make goods, which are sold in the West as luxury products. It is the story of a boy who learned the ways of resistance through being sold as a four-year-old into slavery, fought the system all his short life, was instrumental in liberating thousands of children like him who were in bondage and ended his days tragically.—Riff K-H
- Slavery was abolished in Europe and America in the nineteenth century, but in the developing nation it still goes on. CARPET BOY is the true story of Iqbal Masih (1982 - 1994), A Pakistani boy who was sold into Bonded labor by his drug addict father at the age of four to a rug maker, A hidden story that repeats itself millions of time over, where improvised families sell their children to make goods for clandestine factories, It is story of a boy who learned the ways of resistances, fought the system all his short life, and who was instrumental in liberating thousands of children like him before his life came to a tragic end. He was twelve year old.—Riff Khan-Hinton
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