February Monthly Connection

A Thousand Splended Suns presents many issues. The new set of rules the Taliban enforces are extremely harsh, especially toward women. Rules included women denied the right to be educated, denied the right to walk the streets unless they were accompanied by a male relative, must not speak unless spoken to, and their faces were to be covered at all times. The worst part is, the rules were real. There was such a thing as the Taliban and they did enforce such harsh laws with a penalty of a beating.

One of the reasons the United States went to war with the Afgans was the fact that they set these rediculous. We were assisted by other countries which proves that we are not the only ones who feel that the Talib laws are unfair to its citizens.

It is said that what is viewed as wrong by one society, is not necessarily viewed as wrong by another. I think these rules should be viewed as wrong no matter what the society. It is sick that one must be beaten because they want to get out of their house and a male relitive did not feel like coming along. It is sick to be beaten because you want an education, or you want to speak your mind, or show your face. Sick. Why don't the men hide thier faces? Why do they get to be educated? Why do they get to come and go as they please? Why is it nine times out of ten the women come up with the short end of the stick?