The movie Osama was very powerful because it illustrated how horrible life was for women in Afghanistan. I was extremely outraged to how the Taliban sprayed down all of the widows who were protesting. It portrays the time when the Taliban had control of Afghanistan. During this period women were considered lower quality to men. In Afghanistan the laws of the country are dictated by traditional customary practices and religious influences. Religion and cultural practices can have a major impact on the right of all citizens. The movie accurately shows the values, control and acts of violence that the Taliban had. The film tells the tale of a young girl and her mother who lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work. The
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Choices about how we express our gender revolve around finding a life partner, and what traits our society considers male or female in appearance, and to what degree we personify these traits. However, in a religiously oriented society like Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, one's gender or denying one's gender is more about finding a means to support one's self and one's family, and avoid suffering, hunger, and hardship. Women are not allowed to make a living without the presence of a male in their household in Afghanistan, and this creates a society where women are forced to lie and conceal their femininity just to survive. Women are even forbidden to leave their houses without a male companion. In their culture and history without a man, a woman is literally nothing. Afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman. 85% of women have no formal education and are illiterate. Approximately 15% of females can read and write but this is now increasing due to the high number of girls attending schools throughout the country. According to a study done by the United Nations the average life expectancy of a women in Afghanistan is only 51 years old. This shocking statistic is a clear representation of how women are being mistreated and seen as unequal in Afghan society. It is so bad to the point that
Choices about how we express our gender revolve around finding a life partner, and what traits our society considers male or female in appearance, and to what degree we personify these traits. However, in a religiously oriented society like Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, one's gender or denying one's gender is more about finding a means to support one's self and one's family, and avoid suffering, hunger, and hardship. Women are not allowed to make a living without the presence of a male in their household in Afghanistan, and this creates a society where women are forced to lie and conceal their femininity just to survive. Women are even forbidden to leave their houses without a male companion. In their culture and history without a man, a woman is literally nothing. Afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman. 85% of women have no formal education and are illiterate. Approximately 15% of females can read and write but this is now increasing due to the high number of girls attending schools throughout the country. According to a study done by the United Nations the average life expectancy of a women in Afghanistan is only 51 years old. This shocking statistic is a clear representation of how women are being mistreated and seen as unequal in Afghan society. It is so bad to the point that