期刊名称：International Journal of Educational Research and Technology
印刷版ISSN：0976-4089
出版年度：2013
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：88-92
出版社：Society of Education
摘要：Genderequalityhas been the longest warwomenhavebeen fightingsince time. Throughout history, women acrossthe world whohas fought for gender equality and women's rights are considered as feminists. Women, deprived of their rights do not understand that they are indeed a feminist, when they want gender equality. Women in Afghanistan have been going through gender equity in its severe form since ages. KhaledHossini's A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the plight of women behind the walls of Afghanistan during several invasions in the country. The issue of feminism and gender equity has been raised through the character of Mariam and Laila.The novel stresses over the rights women were not given along with the restrictions to education, choices and liberation that restrict their great potentials in the male dominated world. Male dominance over the women in Afghanistan is a major concern that relates this novel to feminist aspect. Forceful marriages, lack of freedom, lack of identity, limited space in terms of mental, social, cultural and psychological level and torture that was perpetrated towards the Afghan women are the issues that are concerned by the feminists across the globe. The paper aims to explore social and political injustice that has been done to the Afghan women vis-¨¤-vis gender equity and socio political activism by the women of Afghanistan during their tough times
