Afghan businessman openly sells vile 9/11 rug in Santa Barbara

New York Post ^ | May 3, 2026 | By Titus Wu and Carl Campanile

[artichokegrower]

The “finest rug store in Santa Barbara” has sparked fury for proudly selling a product depicting horrific images of the 9/11 attack on New York City, the California Post can reveal.

Tribal Rugs & Art was promoting one of the items as the centerpiece of its display on the sidewalk on the bustling State Street on Saturday afternoon.

The controversial mat, priced at $450, shows the moment the two planes hit the Twin Towers with parts of the buildings missing where the jets collided.

[artichokegrower]

I’m going to make a rug depicting Mohammed getting intimate with a camel

[exnavy]

Unbelievable.

[vikingd00d]

>>The controversial mat, priced at $450, shows the moment the two planes hit the Twin Towers with parts of the buildings missing where the jets collided.

That rug looks awfully flammable... just saying.

[No name given]

And then the heads of the mooselimbs will explode! Brilliant!

[T.B. Yoits]

I’m going to make a rug depicting Mohammed getting intimate with a camel

And surrepticiously leave it in his collection so that the "wrong" person finds it.

[hanamizu]

The fact that the rug merchant thought this would be a good idea says a lot about him and possibly his Santa Barbara clientele.

[Bob Wills is still the king]

BFD. Some rug merchant in Santa Barbara is selling something tacky and offensive, so we have to give him our attention?

Personally, I find Confederate battle flags equally offensive, but I don’t go around trying to get them banned.

[ridesthemiles]

OPRAH-—HARRY & MARKLE-— AL GORE-—ELLEN-—

LOTS OF STUPIDS LIVE THERE NOW.

[rktman]

Are they flying off the shelves?

[Bikkuri]

[JZelle]

Would go nice in Christiane Amanpour’s dining room.

[drypowder]

Wouldn’t it be something if this sand flea’s rug store burned down?

[gibsonguy]

BW is rat troll and an a-hole who is best ignored.

[Bikkuri]

Agreed

[PGR88]

Maybe his store will catch fire....

[SunkenCiv]

A rolled up carpet, a dumpster...

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[SunkenCiv]

Nice touch idea — orally.

[kawhill]

The store is owned by Masood Azizi, an Afghan native, who has been running the store since 1980, according to his website.

[ridesthemiles]

NEEDS HIS BUSINESS LICENSE PULLED

[maddog55]

Confederate flags are only offensive if you don’t know what they stand for.