The Fight to freedom in Afghanistan

by Dana Johnson, 10C

Source: Unifem.Org

Individuals could use their powers to enact a change in the community by showing they have a goal, and faith then you could achieve something. Women in Afghanistan showed that it was a long long struggle that they had to overcome .  In the book; The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Lemmon shows how the character Kamilia could change one community. She showed that by trust, despite the Taliban war and rules that the afghanistan's women had go through; Kamilia made that decision to start a dressmaking business with her sister. “Malika, I think that if I knew how to sew I could start making dresses at home and perhaps I could sell them to the shops a Lycee Myriam” (56-57). This shows that Kamilia has a goal to have each woman feel good about themselves and to re-live the business in the neighborhood of Khair Khana because it was not fair to the woman because the men were forced to fight in the war, leaving their families behind and leaving the women the household head. Also, Kamilia showed faith. Even though she was afraid because the changes happening in Afghanistan (Khair Khana). She had faith because her father was still fighting in the war and even though she was scared she still believed that Taliban war could downfall.  It was sad to read that in the book because their town was falling apart but Kamilia and her family knew it was 

what right for her family.

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

We as readers and authors read and write nonfiction stories so history can be relieved. So if you relive it in a book with interesting characters and memories you’ll have The women of Khair Khana connects back on the women of Afghanistan because it makes you think about young girls growing to see the fighting and women taking the lead role it was a pretty tough time. “In truth,  the situation of women in Afghanistan remains appalling,  Armed local warlords have their own rules and governments which brutalize

people- especially women”. (Betrayal, Mariam Rawi). This quote mentioned about Mariam Rawi showed that it is important to read nonfiction because you read about sad true stories and inspires someone. 

Writing could be a tool for changing the society because so many authors likes to picture the paper as if they’re talking to it, in other words, it’s your diary and you’re expressing your thoughts and feelings on your paper. It makes us readers excited and eager. Authors writes stories about the women of Afghanistan to make you feel the emotions from the topic and author. That is exactly what Gayle Lemmon showed while writing The Dressmaker of Khair Khana.