the largest town in Swat. Swat has been an Islamic town since the 11th century. In the 1980s‚ Pakistan was invaded by a brutal dictator General Zia. In 1979‚ there was a major change in Pakistan. The Russians had now invaded Afghanistan. And as a result‚ people from Afghanistan came to Pakistan. After the terror attacks on September 11‚ 2001 Malala’s community was very violent and extremely religious.The Taliban created a strict‚ judgement of Islam‚which now meant women would have to remained covered
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Pakistan‚ and moved back and forth between the two countries throughout his childhood. In 1996‚ the family moved to Afghanistan. At the age of fifteen‚ Omar asked to stay at a group home for young men. His family agreed‚ therefore he lived with a group of Arabs who even gave him weapon trainings. Later‚ on July 27th‚ 2002‚ the 19th Special Forces Group were sent to Ayub Kheyl in Afghanistan to investigate a hut whose owner was reported to be making bombs‚ therefore the Special Forces surrounded the hut
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Violence in the Kite Runner In The Kite Runner violence is one of the main themes; it shapes Amir’s life. The main type of violence is rape along with murder and abuse. When the Taliban arrived in Afghanistan violence became more relevant to all of the society. Some may think there was to much violence in the story‚ but without it I feel it would lack purpose. The first time Amir encounters a violent act is after the one of the biggest kite competitions. Hassan runs the last
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Amir - The narrator and the protagonist of the story. Amir is the sensitive and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman in Kabul‚ and he grows up with a sense of entitlement. His best friend is Hassan‚ and he goes back and forth between acting as a loyal friend and attacking Hassan out of jealousy whenever Hassan receives Amir’s father’s affection. Amir is a gifted storyteller and grows from aspiring writer to published novelist. His great desire to please his father is the primary motivation
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Friendship in the Kite Runner Every child makes a vow to be best friends with another child at least once in their life. Some girls by necklaces with matching half hearts to signify their friendship and some boys carve their names into trees. In the bestselling novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ have a friendship that is not as typical as other children’s. In every friendship there is always at least one loyal friend. The friendships between: Amir and Hassan;
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According to author Alisa J. Rubin in article‚ “Fear of Taliban Drives Women out of Kunduz”. Author explains how women are treating in Afghanistan‚ men force their commands and laws on women. If women don’t agree to follow them‚ they either kill or abuse them. “Hassina Sarwari she is a bad woman‚ and if we had captured her‚ she would be hanged in the main circle in Kunduz city” (Rubin .8). According to author Rubin‚ Hassina Sarwari is a coordinator of women organization who opened shelter home for
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The term “respect” is completely redefined in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. This is a heart wrenching tale of two courageous Afghan women‚ both entering adulthood already accustomed to the neglect and degrading treatment practiced in their society. The two share an immensely difficult relationship with an older man‚ and receive scar after wretched scar‚ all piling on to one long and agonizing life. The older woman‚ Mariam‚ is who we meet first in the book. Readers accompany her through
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the opportunity to redeem himself‚ he takes it. He takes it because he has to fix the mistake he made with Hassan and realizes saving his now orphaned son‚ Sohrab‚ is the way to do it. He demonstrates newfound courage by traveling back to Afghanistan‚ a place he never wanted to see again. Although his homeland is now dangerous and swamped with evil Taliban‚ he is determined to rescue his nephew. Initially Amir travels to a run-down Afghan orphanage in hopes of finding Sohrab and releasing
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1. Point of View The novel was written in a first person’s point of view. The narrator of the novel‚ Amir‚ tells the story firstly based on his memories in a chronological flashback order. Time soon catches up and Amir narrates as things are happening in the second part of the novel. The telling of the novel was passed to Rahim Khan as he narrates about the life he and Hassan were living while Amir and Baba were in America before the narration was passed back to Amir. 2. Plot • Introduction – The
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“mountain” of these brass Tankas remained lying outside the sultanate’s treasuries for over a century. The coins grade Fine to Very Fine with some green patina. BRONZE COIN OF THE KUSHAN EMPIRE The Kushan Empire covered much what is now Afghanistan‚ Pakistan and Northern India from about the first to the third century AD. They grew wealthy controlling trade centers on the Silk Road and on the Indus River and incorporated elements of the Greek‚ Roman‚ Chinese‚ Persian‚ Indian and other
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