In the article “Afghan Women: What the West Gets Wrong”, Bina Shah, the author of the piece, presents the foundations and lifestyles of Afghan women in a very cunning way. Through the stories of the persecution of women such as Reza Gul and two other women in Konya, Turkey, Shah unravels the common stereotypes and qualities Afghan women often receive while informing the reader of what life for Afghan women is really like. Along with this, Shah depicts how uninformed many Westerners are about the women’s situations and feelings. This critical review will uncover the depths of how women are treated in Afghanistan and the relevancy of part of the piece being written in first person point-of-view.
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Shah’s article presents the topic of the …show more content…
Shah’s sharing of actual stories and examples of real Afghan women and the ways that Westerners often misinterpret what is really going on makes the article more relatable to the audience it pertains to. For example, Shah’s tells of how Westerners often get the story wrong in saying, “Afghan women’s rights activists as well as activists outside Afghanistan known as intersectional feminists… often say that Western feminists have willfully misrepresented the plight of Afghan women; Spogmai Akseer has even written that a portrayal of them as “silent and passive victims of their culture, their men and their politics” has served only to justify an imperialist invasion disguised as a humanitarian rescue mission.” With this being said, Shah’s audience, especially Western feminists, can relate to this statement in a way that is convicting toward themselves. It causes them to look at themselves and evaluate if they have ever treated the topic of Afghan women in such a way. It definitely makes the article more relatable, for it involves the acts of Westerners
Summary:
Shah’s article presents the topic of the …show more content…
Shah’s sharing of actual stories and examples of real Afghan women and the ways that Westerners often misinterpret what is really going on makes the article more relatable to the audience it pertains to. For example, Shah’s tells of how Westerners often get the story wrong in saying, “Afghan women’s rights activists as well as activists outside Afghanistan known as intersectional feminists… often say that Western feminists have willfully misrepresented the plight of Afghan women; Spogmai Akseer has even written that a portrayal of them as “silent and passive victims of their culture, their men and their politics” has served only to justify an imperialist invasion disguised as a humanitarian rescue mission.” With this being said, Shah’s audience, especially Western feminists, can relate to this statement in a way that is convicting toward themselves. It causes them to look at themselves and evaluate if they have ever treated the topic of Afghan women in such a way. It definitely makes the article more relatable, for it involves the acts of Westerners