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. At…
Ashoka(304-232BCE),was the third Indian emperor of the Maurya Dyansty. He was said as one of the greatest king in the Indian history. Under his control, the empire extended its territories and became the largest to have ever existed in the acient Indian subcontinent, The Maurya Empire(322-185 BCE) was ruled by the Mauryan dynasty. The empire is known for its military strength, highly organized and powerful political in ancient India. Ashoka was better leader than previous kings due to the fact…
The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes life in Afghanistan. Hosseini Talks about how he grew up in Kabul. This book gives a complete background of the Afghani culture and History. There are two different setting in this book, one in Kabul and the other in US, and narrates the Kite runner through his voice. The author expresses a lot of his emotions in the book like fear, jealousy, lies, betrayal and loyalty. His writing is very simple which makes it a valuable and easy to read book.…
A Psychological Analysis of Ghulam Mustafa Khar on the Basis of “My Feudal Lord” Research Objective My Feudal Lord is an autobiography of Tehmina Durrani highlighting her marriage with the famous political figure of Pakistan Ghulam Mustafa Khar also known as the “Lion of Punjab”. She openly talks about the fourteen years of emotional and physical abuse she endured in this marriage on the hands of Mustafa Khar . The political leader who may otherwise seem very charming and charismatic to the…
Khaled Hosseini, it portrays the constant suppression and marginalization of the Hazara people, who are belittled compared to the pre-dominant social class known as the Pashtuns. Hosseini is portraying the hardships that social classes face within Afghanistan society in order for the reader of the novel to develop a better understanding of the conflicting Afghan culture. These two social classes follow different belief systems which obviously contribute to conflict/suppression over one another,…
to Afghanistan. However, the hope for peace and stability was shuttered when various ethnically based factions of Mujahedeens entered Kabul by force and took control of certain parts of the capital in 1992. Transition of power from communist regime to an Islamic regime came through war as well. The Mujahedeens who fought against communists for Islamic ideology were now fighting for ethnic supremacy. After the collapse of communist regime, ethnic conflicts became the new reality in Afghanistan…
As Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”In other Words People Can use Education to win in life to help yourself and Others Succeed.Malala Yousafzai was one of the people who used education to change the world for the women who weren’t allowed to have education based on the Taliban’s opinion. Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb wrote the book, “I Am Malala” to let the world know how Malala’s actions changed the world in…
white room. The television’s signal was intermittently dropping out. The heart monitor attached to me kept perfect time. “How could they let that happen to him?” I asked, “Why would they let him die?” Rajeed, my friend from my home country of Afghanistan, was dead because of two stupid guards…
He married a woman and finally made peace with his father. Until Rahim Khan called him and told him of Hassan’s son Sohrab who had been orphaned in the midst of the war. Amir sacrificed his life to go to Afghanistan and stand up to his childhood enemy Assef in order to get Sohrab. Although Amir did not die the possibility of it was real. Amir finally put aside his selfishness and embraced the lessons he had learned from Hassan. After Amir got clearance to…
dangerous. The source of their fear came from the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist political movement which enforced harsh rules in Afghanistan. Malala had loved school, and decided that she needed to fight for girl’s rights. After the attack, Malala and her father went around the world, giving speeches in order to show people how bad the conditions were in Afghanistan. But before she got shot, Malala Yousafzai was only a regular 15 year old girl. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997…