There was an insurmountable amount of rights taken away from women, however, the most notable were bans on education and studying, working, leaving the house without a male, involvement in politics and free speech, health care, and even showing their skin in public. ("Women in Afghanistan: the back story", 2013) Without being able to do any of this, women were only supposed to tend to their homes and children. Limiting the freedoms of the women is what empowered the Taliban even more, eliminating all power and freedom from approximately half the…
In “Beyond the Burqa”, Zuhra Bahman states that people prefer the traditional justice system. To begin with, over 80 percent of people from the Afghan culture would be partial to the traditional justice system. According to the author,” …These customs are extremely hard to change as most Afghan people and institutions either passively endorse or actively follow them” (Bahman 325). This means that during the Taliban era people would prefer the traditional justice system just because it is technically easier to follow the rules than to go against them and make it even more difficult than it already is.…
We went to Afghanistan and while we were there the Taliban took over, forcing us to stay in Afghanistan and abide by their laws and religions rather than the western ideologies that my parents were used to. Interviewer: Can you tell us some of the challenges you had to face, growing up under the oppressive ways of the Taliban, being a young girl? Rashida: Afghanistan is a very male dominated country and the rights of women are slim to none.…
In 1994, a religious group known as the Taliban tried to impose their conservative beliefs amongst Central Asia, but did you know that the United States was a factor in creating the Taliban? Did you know that the United States even provided them with Military information too? The Taliban tried to impose their religion upon the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, they were successful, but they later have been convicted of being responsible for multiple suicide bombings and other attacks.…
Hosseini further focuses on this injustice in their culture when he writes, “Baba knew how lethal idle talk could prove to a young woman’s prospects of marrying well. Afghan men, especially those from reputable families were fickle creatures. A whisper here, an insinuation there, and they fled like startled birds. ”(Hosseini 148) On the other hand, with the people who follow radical Islam in power, it becomes even worse for these women because the punishments are not only terrifying but rather inhumane.…
In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini displays the lives of two women living in war-torn Afghanistan, where status means everything and freedom is not an option. Their lives were changed due to The Battle of Kabul, a war fought between the Mujahideens and the Taliban. The two militia groups were both fighting for power, destroying Kabul as the war progresses. Creating new laws and regulations for the people of Kabul. Women were striped of their rights, but two stood out.…
The novel, “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, by Khaled Hosseini, shows the cultural aspects of religion in many different ways. The novel starts in the 1960’s, outside of Herat, in Afghanistan, where a young girl named Mariam lives . She is one of the main characters of the story along with a girl named Laila.…
The covert CIA actions in Afghanistan from 1979-1989 to support Mujahedin rebels fight off the invading Soviet influence, were necessary for not only stopping the spread of communism and preventing a hot war, but central to the beginning of the fall of the Soviet Union. “The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was viewed in the West — and not just in the United States — as the ultimate proof of aggressive intent.” Afghanistan is not as much a regime change instigated by the CIA, as it is an effort by the CIA to provide aid in removing direct Soviet forces from Afghanistan. The Director of the CIA at the time, William Casey said, “here is the beauty of the Afghan operation. Usually it looks like the big bad Americans are beating up on the natives.…
Are the Taliban good? Or are they bad? There are several views on this “Islamic fundamentalist political movement,” in Afghanistan. In the western world we have developed an image about how wrong and dangerous the Taliban are which is why we may find it difficult to conceptualise any good of their intentions, myself included. This negative perspective from us outsiders may be due to our knowledge on their abhorrent enforcements of laws.…
All of these reasons why women don’t do anything is part of Taliban law because they believe that men should be in control. Throughout the country man is in control. Control over women, war, government, the men have a say in everything that is done. A man is what makes up the Taliban and the Taliban is what has control over the country.…
The Taliban makes the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan follow there rules believe there culture and even worse they are punished if they do not follow these strict rules. This is unfair because nobody should have to be treated like this. Basically the Taliban wants to take over, enforce their rules and culture and treat people poorly. Truly, the Taliban effects the people that they control greatly both in the book and in real…
Imagine being covered from head to toe each time you left your house; hidden under a long cloak, your eyes blocked out by mesh, your appearance anonymous to preserve your purity. Those who dared to show their bodies would be stoned or thrown in prison. This is the reality of the world that many women lived in under the Mujahideen occupation of Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini’s portrayal of Afghanistan in 1000 Splendid Suns gives an insight into the mistreatment of women in a heavily misogynistic society. He tells the story of Mariam, who is fifteen when she is married off to a man three times her age named Rasheed.…
As a result of the Taliban’s rule restricting women, men in the homes gained power over women. Abuse is common and Hosseini reveals this through Mariam’s relationship with Rasheed. For instance, when Mariam makes rice and Rasheed is displeased with it, he forces her to chew on pebbles. Rasheed often beats and verbally abuses Mariam even though she is often found doing exactly what he asked of her. This type of abuse is what women in Afghanistan often suffer through.…
Hassan describes one moment of Taliban brutality by writing, “ He was screaming at her and cursing and saying the Ministry of Vice and Virtue does not allow women to speak loudly” (Hosseini). This shows how women have little to no say in Afghanistan’s society and are completely looked down upon. Women can not speak loudly because that is against the virtues while on the other hand, it is completely fine for a man. This is also another example of gender inequality and the complete bias towards men in…
The women also were not allowed to receive a proper education or hold a job besides the usual housework (34). The women during Taliban had very little control in what they could do and how they could dress. They were expected to not only act in a certain way, but also look a certain way. They had no opportunity for self-expression or self-confidence because they were constantly put down. Amir questions if Sohrab had seen the brutal Taliban take his parents out into the street and murder them.…