Culture of Afghanistan

Amir was afraid of being Hassan true friend because. Of their religious background Amir was a Pashtun, which were the people who ruled southern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Hassan was a Hazara which were under the Pashtun. Amir and Hassan did everything together, but because Hassan was his servants, he didn't want to be looked down upon by society. Amir tested Hassan's loyalty because. Amir cannot grasp the thought of someone being that loyal . Amir is unsure of himself and the…

Malala Yousafzai is the world's youngest person to have received a Nobel peace prize for her accomplishment. Yousafzai received the award due to her fight against the suppression of children's rights for their education. Prior to this achievement, she had been threatened and shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, but she survived to keep her desire of an education and for girls to also get the right to an education. Nothing could stop Malala from advocating and fighting for girls’ education.…

Malala Yousafzai was a hero for girls all around the world. One fact about her is that she wanted to be a doctor but changed her mind to be a politician after Taliban’s attacks. She defied the Taliban and stopped them from closing the girl schools in Pakistan. She was on many TV shows and has a book about herself called My Name Is Malala. She was invited to meet manny world leaders and earned many awards. Malala had a good childhood before the Taliban started taking over. Malala was born on…

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. In a country where “rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain,” it is uncommon for a father, or in this case, Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, to praise a girl (Yousafzai, with Lamb ch. 1). From the moment Ziauddin Yousafzai laid eyes on Malala, he knew she was special. He even named her after a Pashtun heroine, Malalai of Maiwand. Malalai was a woman who “inspired the Afghan…

Constitutional History of Afghanistan (1923 – 2004): In today’s world every countries constitution is a result of an event, and mostly emerged from an independence, revolution, or a change in regime, Kuwait wrote its first constitution after its independence 1961, India’s constitution was created after its independence in 1947, and Thailand enacted a constitution in 1932 after toppling the absolute monarchy.In this regard Afghanistan is not an exception, looking at the history of…

Every chapter, every page, and every line the reader can tell there is a societal division. A focusing theme in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. The characters and readers are all aware of the effects of the caste system in Afghanistan during the time spent there by the protagonist, Amir. The unique point of view in which Hosseini, describes the societal conflicts allows the reader to gain insight on both, Afghan society and various characters. Throughout the novel, there is a difference…

like Atiq belittles others and have feelings of superiority because of their apparent “higher status”. One of the Soviet Union soldier in this film had feelings of contempt towards Afghans. As an example, when Amir as a child and his father escape Afghanistan in a vehicle they encounter a soviet soldier who will only let them pass if he gets to rape one of the women in the vehicle. Amir’s father is infuriated at the contemptuous soldier and stood up to him, and consequently the Soviet aimed his…

Women’s Rights in Afghanistan Women all around the world have struggled with having equal rights for centuries. In essence, the women in the United States are privileged because they are 23rd in the world for having the uttermost respect of men and share the same equal rights as most of the men in the country. On top of that list is Iceland, there the women are looked upon almost just as equally as men. At the bottom of the list is Pakistan and Afghanistan. Thus, Americans feel compelled to…

story, experiences life-changing events that constantly shape and mold his character throughout the book. Through these events, redemption and atonement emerge as one of the overlying themes. As the reader follows Amir through his journey in both Afghanistan and America, his guilt and regret cripples his sense of worthiness. This emotional damage becomes the underlying…

AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan is made up of mostly mountainous terrain, with plains to the southeastern and northern parts of the country. It spreads across 251,827 sq. miles, making it just smaller than the state of Texas which comes in at 268,820 sq. miles. The country is located between Southern Asia and Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China, and India. This location centering between central and southern Asia makes Afghanistan both landlocked…