Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Abou Zahab akanga ari purofesa paInstitutes d'études politiques muParis, uye Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. Akanga ariwo mutsvakurudzi paCentre de recherches internationales (), uye akashanda neCahiers d'études sur la Méditerranée orientale et le Monde Turco-Iranien pane nyaya dzine chokuita neAfghanistan nePakistan mazuva ano. Akataura chiArabic, chiUrdu, chiPersian, chiPashto, uye chiPunjabi, uye mukuwedzera kumabasa ezvidzidzo akabudisa mabasa anotaura nezvenzendo dzake kuburikidza neAfghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, neIndia. Izvi zvaisanganisira nguva yaakapedza muBangladesh panguva yaAndré Malraux achibatanidzwa nebasa re
sangano rinosunungura ikoko, uye akanga ari muBeirut mukati mokutanga kwe1975 kweHondo yeVanhu veLebanese, panguva iyo akatendeukira kuShia Islam.