removal, the country reestablished itself as the Islamic state of Afghanistan in 1990. The Mujahedeen, now the Taliban political party, shows itself as a religious authority and takes over control of the country in 1996. Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, shine light on the particular struggles for the rights of women and families in this country during all three political periods. Since the beginning of Afghanistan’s history, women have been
for society as a whole. An ideal society would educate all civilians, regardless of race or gender, and it has been proven that educated societies prosper. However, in many countries, such as Afghanistan, women haven't been granted the right to learn, preventing growth within the civilization and eventually leading to political and economic collapse. This is revealed in the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns when the author Khaled Hosseini illustrates his belief that women need access to education in
entirely diminishing their rights? In A Thousand Splendid Suns, author Khaled Hosseini tackles this issue unambiguously, relating the horrendous consequences of the lack of women’s right into the lives of Mariam and Laila, the two main characters of the story. In the novel, it is portrayed by the author that the main effects of gender inequality are forced and child marriage, poor accessibility of education and lack of freedom for women. The reinforcement of gender inequality should be discouraged by