A Thousand Splendid Suns tells a story about the strength and resilience of two women who endure physical and psychological abuse in an anti-feminist society. It also reveals how The Taliban uses fear and violence to control the people of Afghanistan, particularly females. Throughout this story the novel exposes the way customs and laws that endorse Rasheed’s violent misogyny on the lives of the two women who endure a marriage to this ruthless and brutal man, whose behaviour forces them to kill him
depicting it. Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and his books are highly influenced by the prolonged cruel and inequitable system in Afghanistan, where gender injustice towards women still exists. Khalad Hosseini’s second novel, “A Thousand Splendid suns”, which sold over four million copies and was on the New York times best selling list for 103 weeks , is about the discrimination against women mainly the two main characters: Mariam and Laila. These two women are intertwined by love, loss
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
Annotated Bibliographies Khadawardi, Hesham. “Superego Guilt, Redemption and Atonement in Khaled Hosseini’s the Kite Runner.” International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 88–99. In this paper, Khadawardi explores Amir’s guilt, his attempts to redeem himself, and atonement in The Kite Runner. He begins by describing the close relationship between Amir and Hassan and the differences in their social statuses. He makes an immediate claim stating, “when it