A Thousand Splendid Suns

What are some examples of the role that violence plays in the characters lives?

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Domestic abuse- Rasheed toward Miriam

Women's issues- text evidence (Page 249)

“Attention women:
You will stay inside your homes at all times. It is not proper for women to wander aimlessly about the streets. If you go outside, you must be accompanied by a mahram, a male relative. If you are caught alone on the street, you will be beaten and sent home.
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You will not laugh in public. If you do, you will be beaten.
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Girls are forbidden from attending school. All schools for girls will be closed immediately.
Women are forbidden from working.
If you are found guilty of adultery, you will be stoned to death.
Listen. Listen well. Obey. Allah-u-akbar.”

 

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A Thousand Splendid Suns