Demography of Afghanistan

Hoseinni sets up a dichotomy between a rich, weak character, Amir and a poor, laudable character, Hassan. Amir is traveling across Afghanistan as an adult driven by a man who is surly and rude to him. They stop to stay with the driver’s brother one night. The brother lives in a small hut with a large family, no car or business like his brother. But he offers Amir, hospitality, and food which Amir accepts not realizing it means the family will go hungry that night and a bed that he refuses to…

In the fiction novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini takes on the burden of representing afghan culture why developing realistic and layered characters. One of the main characters is Laila, an intelligent and progressive girl whom has many close friends before the rule of the Taliban. However, with her town being torn apart by war she begins to face devastating losses. The reason for Lailas sudden gloomy outlook in the quote above is due to her friend Giti’s death, “She couldn’t get…

Born on July 12th, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan was Malala Yousafzai. Malala was named after the Pashtun heroine Malalali. Malala has two brothers and no sisters. In Pakistan, having a daughter is not praised. When a girl is born she is not welcomed by the mother nor father and it is not something you rejoice in. The daughter is the so-called honour of her father, brothers, and all of the men in her family. If she lets down that honour she could be killed. But aside from all of the…

connection of the Middle East and Asia. Afghanistan has seen many military conflicts through the ages, notably by Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. This has led to an infusion of different ethnic groups, languages, and religions. 1. Geography of Afghanistan A. Land, Location, and Climate B. Natural Resources 2. Afghan Military History and Conflicts A. Durrani Empire and the creation of Afghanistan B. Western influence and…

control of most of the country. After the Taliban had gained power of most of the country, the Taliban changed the official name of the country to the Islamic State Of Afghanistan (ISOA). Four years later, the united states accused the Taliban of harboring Osama bin Laden. The Taliban set up their base in southeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. The reason why they did this was because the Taliban enforced a strict interpretation of Islamic laws, they also did this because most of…

I am Malala The compelling memoir, I am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb touched on the importance of education and finding your voice in a society that does not respect or acknowledge these individual human rights. In spite of Middle Eastern tensions and opposing viewpoints about the role of women in their culture, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban and common belief at that time by instilling strength in women to fight for their right to an education. Malala’s…

In the article ¨Malala the Powerful¨it is about Malala and how she had many challenges, but would still persevered for what she thought what was right, which was standing up for women and girls rights to go to school to get a education. In the article there was a group called the taliban who made many laws that were not fair for many people, but mostly for girls. In the text it says, “For women and girls, life is particularly brutal: They are not allowed to go to school, have careers,…

Life is not easy whatsoever, eventually you will die someday. Live life to the fullest, persevere through every trial and never give up. All people endure their earthly existence differently, some have an easier time enduring life while, on the other hand, other people have an exceedingly tough time. Women in the middle east are a great example of those people that go through life experiencing problematic and painful trials everyday. In Khaled Hosseini´s book A Thousand Splendid Suns, tells us…

Malala Yousafzai was a young bright eyed teenage girl who fought endlessly against the injustice in girls’ education. When a person is well educated, they hold a strong tool, take away this away this tool all that’s visible is this mere image. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for going to school and desiring a better future for herself, she not only suffered with vast injuries, but she overcame them coming out even more powerful fighting women’s rights in education. Moreover,…

Many people, events, values shaped Malala into becoming the person she is today. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was an activist himself. Like Malala, he believes girls' have the right to the same education possibilities as boys. Her own name was a symbol to her. In the Pashtun culture, Malalai of Maiwand was a heroine who was killed for raising her voice against the British tyranny during the 19th century. Ziauddin chose this name for his daughter, believing she would also instill change during…