Afghan Girls And Their Education

The Taliban were a specific group of mujahideen who eventually took over Afghanistan. They were formed in the early 1990s with the backing of the CIA in the U.S. and the ISI in Pakistan. It’s mostly compromised of Pashtuns, who are the dominant ethnic group in most of southern and eastern Afghanistan. This was a major problem for Farah, her family, and some of their neighbors, because the Taliban soon started drafting young men for their army, and they were prejudiced towards their ethnic group, the Hazaras. Trying to avoid their sons being killed when drafted, they fled to Pakistan, leaving the rest of them to survive under the rule of the Taliban. But this only added to the problem they were in, because one of the Taliban’s laws they had to follow was that all women must be escorted by a man in public or else they would be beaten to death. Thankfully Farah and her mother managed to find that they could pay a man to be their escort so they could cross the Afghan border into Pakistan. Once they got to a city called Quetta, they found work and housing with a family there, and soon after there was news that certain Afghan refugees in Pakistan were being sent to the U.S. Farah and her mother applied and got in, but soon came 9/11 and the project

In Afghanistan, Women’s rights were very denied and completely dismissed. Women were treated horribly. They were beaten, abused verbally, and even killed. Under the rule of the Taliban, women were better off staying in the safety of their own homes.

As I started to think about what aspect of terrorism I wanted to write a paper on, it occurred to me that I didn't really know much about the Taliban group. Which is one of the major terrorist groups in today's society. So I am going to try and explain this group the best that I can. In couple different aspects, one is what their rules are, two how they treat women, and three what types of terrorist acts they have committed. The Taliban group is a group of men who formed in 1994 in the country of Kandahar by Islamic students who took a radical approach to interpreting Islam. The Group also believes in strict Islamic rules. According to them the men must have beards four fingers in length, there shall be no music, Nintendo, and women should

The Constitution that was created in Afghanistan during the 1920’s, stated equal rights for women and men. In fact, during the year of 1959, new policies created educational and career opportunities and voluntary removal of having to wear the burka. Women’s roles become similarly equivalent to male roles; they had the opportunity to acquire knowledge from universities, and were provided jobs in industrial, business, and entertainment settings. The atrocities that came about during the Mujaheddin and Taliban control were unheard of years prior, when women lived in peace and prosperity

The beginning of an Islāmic group started to take over Afghanistan in 1996, after the Soviet Union left Afghanistan. This group is known as the Taliban. The Taliban’s mission is to make an Islāmic government in Afghanistan. The Taliban started with Islāmic students from Pakistan. Then in “September 1996 the Taliban seized control of Kabul (Afghanistan’s capital) and carried out a strict interpretation or explanation of Islāmic Law”(Hayes NP). The Taliban killed the Afghan president, Mohammed Najibullah in Kabul. That is when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. The Taliban controlled 95% of Afghanistan. Then once the Taliban had taken over Afghanistan, they started announcing their restrictions, that were harsh against women.

The Taliban is an extremist Islamic group highly emphasizing a strong interpretation of sharia law that arose in the early 1990s after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. Referencing the BBC article, a common belief holds that the Taliban first emerged in religious seminaries that preached a hard line of Sunni Islam. The Taliban’s promise to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the surrounding area was to restore peace and security using their interpretation of the sharia law once they were in power (“Who Are the Taliban?”). Along with the many new policies and regulations of society, there arose a new interpretation of the role of women in society. Women became very restricted and had to live in a way that was extremely submissive to men to the point where it was almost dehumanizing, as many would argue. Although the Taliban has been out of control in Afghanistan since December of 2001, remnants of their oppression towards women remain. In this paper, I will demonstrate the Taliban’s remaining effects in Afghan society regarding many aspects of everyday life, such as the workforce, education, healthcare, and human rights. To begin, I will give a brief overview of how Afghan women participated in society before the Taliban came to power. I will then provide information and examples that shed light on women’s life during Taliban rule. In the final section of this paper, I will describe how the lifestyle of women has changed as a result of the Taliban’s oppressive laws and

A patriarchal society dominated the early years in Afghanistan. This society is not also apparent in modern America. Women may not be treated as badly, but are still not treated equally. For example, women do not necessarily get paid the same as men even when they do the same job. In fact, America has never even had a woman president.

The Taliban is an Islamic fundamentalist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 (Laub). They have impacted the culture in Afghanistan as well as many other aspects of it. The Taliban has certain values that they want to be enforced in Afghanistan. These values have changed since 1996 when they first took control of the country. The Taliban took control after they drove the soviets out from their country. During the time they ruled Afghanistan, they changed several aspects of daily life and imposed several conservative Muslim beliefs. Some effects of their rule are still seen in modern day Afghanistan. They are still trying to take back control over their country and drive Western ideas out. Some aspects of life the Taliban changed

Throughout Afghanistan, there are groups that treat others as if they are inferior. Two of these groups are men against women and Pashtuns against Hazaras. The Taliban enforces laws that are placed heavily on women. All of these groups justify their actions because of their beliefs that they are doing what is right. Rasheed in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Assef in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and the Taliban, in both books, justify their actions because they see themselves as the greater person of the people they act upon.

Before the rise of the Taliban in the early 1990s, women in Afghanistan were mostly treated as equals and with respect. Though women were still expected to be

In Afghan society, a woman's role is dictated by society's rules, which often portrays women as lesser individuals compared to their male counterpart. For women

Afghanistan women have no say in what they do and are thrown around like they are some kind of ball. This is all do to their strict religion where men have 95% of the power, or a say in everything that is done. Whereas in the United States women are almost equivalent to men. United States women are able to pursue their dreams whether it be an accountant to a surgeon. Women in Afghanistan

Afghanistan struggles socially because girls can’t get a good education then they aren't any better for the real world, and Girls not getting an education is bad for them because they will never know what's right and what's wrong and they wouldn't know how to read and write, they would have to rely on the boys all the time to teach them. When the women are outside they have to wear Burqas to be modest and sometimes they trip over them because they are so long.

Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight rigorously for basic human rights. In the western stratosphere, those human rights were achieved in the early 20th century, but in a lot of eastern countries the battle for the women is just beginning, or worse hasn't even started. Women in Afghanistan have been subject to heinous circumstances, even though their religion, Islam "demanded that men and women be equal before God,"(Qazi). Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner offers a very insightful view of the governing politics of Afghanistan pre-Taliban regime and during the Taliban regime, and the differing situation of women in both those eras. Based on the book and outside research, it is evident that the situation of women in

On September 11, 2001 Al Qaida operatives took control of four airplanes that would kill more than a thousand innocent Americans souls. This attack on American soil will be forever remembered. When the World Trade Center towers crumbled, the Pentagon was on fire, and when an airplane plunged into an empty field, the war on terrorism was declared. The investigation to find the people responsible for these attacks led the U.S forces to Afghanistan. At the time an Islamic fundamentalist group, the Taliban, was governing the country that allegedly offered safe haven to terrorist groups including Al Qaida. That same year, the Taliban was ousted by an American-led invasion in Afghanistan, which in turn put a magnifying glass on the severe social restrictions that were inflicted on the Afghan people and also on the Pakistani people living near the border. Women especially were and continue to be treated in a despicable manner and punished severely for minor infractions like having uncovered ankles. It is a totalitarian regime that has banned education for girls over the age of ten and has hindered an individual’s freedom. Although the Taliban forbids girl’s education among other things, the stories of exceptionally brave young women motivate parents to challenge this Islamic law. It will likely take a lot of time and effort in the coming years for women to be considered first class citizens in any Islamic republic.