Under The Persimmon Tree Summary

The Taliban is a major conflict in Afghanistan. In Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples, the Taliban causes conflict for the main characters, Najmah and Nusrat. Najmah struggles with losing her family to the Taliban and seeks to find her father and brother. The Taliban started in 1979, when the Soviet union invaded Afghanistan. The Taliban is a group of Islamic extremist in Afghanistan. The Taliban enforces many laws, they believe that Islam should be followed strictly. They force women to wear long black cloaks and a headscarf, and if the slightest amount of skin is shown the woman will be punished. The Taliban follow a strict version of the Sharia which is a traditional interpretation of the Koran. The Taliban is a group of Islamic extremist, that took
Najmah hides in a truck whose destination was Peshawar, as she's hiding she witnesses Taliban members shoot the driver and ride off in the truck(Staples 158). As Najmah is traveling through Peshawar she hears about an American teacher(Nusrat)who takes in students and feeds them(Staples 184). Najmah is taken to Nusrat and is told to write her name, still pretending to be a boy, she writes hername as Shaheed which is the male version of the name Shaheeda. " 'S-H-A-H-E-E-D,'she reads finally, and the boy's eyes are still clamped on her face."(Staples 193). Nusrat figures from this that Najmah must be a girl. She reassures Najmah that she doesn't need to dress as a boy, because she's safe in Peshawar. The Taliban has had an outstanding impact on the men, women and children or Afghanistan. The Taliban is a group of radical Muslims who frown upon traditional and modern day ideologies. In Afghanistan. However Najmah, was affected by the Taliban in many ways. In conclusion, The Taliban had a great impact on the people of Afghanistan, although the Taliban is not as active presently, many people are still affected by