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Mahmud Tarzi and his wife Asma Rasmiya.
Credit: www.mahmudtarzi.com (public domain, image Pre-1933)

Mahmūd Bēg Tarzī (1865 - 1933) was one of Afghanistan's greatest intellectuals. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism. As a great modern thinker, he became a key figure in the history of Afghanistan, leading the charge for modernization and being a strong opponent of religious obscurism.