Salman Rushdie's Haroun And The Sea Of Stories

The Caddo-Bossier Parishes have been hit by a flood in recent months that left thousands of residents in a state of distress. While this did not cause large numbers of fatalities, it does bring up the concern if the area would be ready for such a large crisis. During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the state and country showed how unprepared they were for the aftermath of a natural disaster that left thousands dead. In an instance that this occurred again, it is vital we have educated the population and learned how to react. This case study is covering the mitigation, the preparedness, response and recovery in the case of another flood hitting the area.

Chraibi’s book Muhammad: A Novel is a fantastic, powerful read because it is just that: a novel. It is a fictional story, but written by an author who had an unusual, mystical calling himself to write the book. By using original aspects from the traditional biographies of Muhammad and then adding his own personal, esoteric twist on these characteristics, Chraibi creates a work of literature that is truly compelling and shows Muhammad’s journey to becoming a prophet in a mystical light. Two central distinctions, namely Muhammad’s relations with Khadija and Bahira, add the spice in this novel that really help the reader grasp what is mystical about both this literature and most importantly, Muhammad himself.

In Khaled Hosseini’s iconic book, The Kite Runner, religion and belief are a key factor in the growth and identity of its characters. The book depicts clearly the separation between the Pashtun and Hazaras. The Sunni were considered as true Muslims, therefore superior to the Shiites. Amir and Hassan are prime examples of this, as they witness the effects of social status firsthand. Hassan was constantly bullied and harassed in public; this was not a result of any foul actions nor was it deserved: it was simply because of his blood.

Critics, such as Franz Spiegel argue that, “The Hazaras act as servants to their Pashtun superiors, but also part of the family clashing with social norms”. I agree with Franz statement. Hassan is Amirs “best friend” and “servant”. This is shown throughout the novel, but it’s clear that Hassan and Ali are more like family to Amir and Baba. It is shown to be a complicated relationship between the characters as during the time Hosseini wrote the novel, it wasn’t the norm for races such as Pashtuns and Hazaras to have a relationship like Amir and Baba have with Hassan and Ali.

This research project is focused on understanding a book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. In addition, the project objective is to understand choices, actions, and processes of characters and what factors led them to arrive to such consequences.

(Hosseini 9). This quote from the Kite Runner, goes to show that the Hazaras were practically erased from textbooks due to the fact that the Pashtuns were in control. Ethnic differentiation not only portrays a contrast, but through the lifestyle of Amir and

During his visit to Kahani,Haroun crossed the twilight strip which led them to an evil and forbidding region, “It was a suicidal mission, Haroun became convinced they would be defeated”(121),but after he saw Mudra a shadow warrior his opinions changed. Mudra was performing a martial dance,”The dance of the shadow warrior showed him that silence had its own grace and beauty...and that action could be as noble as words;and that creatures of darkness could be as lovely as the children of light”(125). This emphasizes the change Haroun went from seeing the evil in the Chups to seeing the beauty. Not only did stories change Haroun they changed the people in the Valley of K as well. Rashid told them “Haroun and the Sea of Stories”. The crowd became so impacted by the story they sang along and interacted with Rashid. Eventually the citizens were able to connect and sympathize with people from the land of chup. They realized how their ruler resembled Khattam-Shud and were able to choose leaders they actually liked. Storytelling takes us on a journey that lets us experience moments in a way reality doesn't let us;it changes us in a way no one else

Hosseini uses a flashback to hook the events happened in 1975. The brotherhood between Hassan, Amir, and Ali, Baba introduces that is against the social status of them. Hazaras are an oppressed minority under control of Pashtuns in Kabul, Afghanistan. I find out this part of the novel connects to Marxism mostly that ties to classes, the social status between Amir and Hassan perform it apparently. “Everyone agreed that my father, my Baba, had built the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district,” said by Amir, “In the shadows of a loquat tree, was the servants’ home, a modest little mud hut where Hassan lived with his father”(6). I feel unfair or injustice for Hassan because of the racial discrimination, Amir’s social and familial standing is revealing he is a wealthy, privileged child with a powerful father, but Hassan treats unequal by society. The oppression of Hazaras mentions in The Kite Runner reminds me the same situation happens to Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Sun. When Mariam is a child, she forces to hide with her mother and her father Jalil refuses to claim her as his own because he fears it will hurt his social status by admitting to having a child with a servant. Mariam is oppressed and forced to marry Rasheed when her mother dies. Both books talk about Marxism which relates to wealthy, classes, politics, and power. One is wealthy, and one is a servant seem even more strange and poignant, shows how difficult it is to overcome the old difference

In the novel, Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the protagonist, Amir, is torn between two truths as he lived associated with different kinds of religious groups in Afghan society: Pashtuns and Hazaras. Each identity played a unique part in Amir’s life. Whether they had a positive or negative effect, both changed his values and beliefs. Individuals also shaped Amir’s character. Baba, Assef, and Hassan were major influences upon Amir’s growth throughout the book; their differences shaped Amir into the man he later became as all three represented a different side of Afghan society.

The Arabian Nights also known as 1001 nights is a collection of entertaining and meaningful stories within stories translated by Husian Haddawy. According to Haddawy, “The stories in The Arabian Nights are works that have been collected over centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia”. The stories in the book are not only entertaining but are also meaningful. Even though The Arabian Nights does not relate to the Quran, there are important Muslim values that are emphasized in the stories, and these values can be applied to our everyday life. Some important Muslim values in The Arabian Nights are the value of aiding those in need, the value of telling the truth, and the value of taking responsibility of your actions. The most important out of all these values is the value of aiding those in need.

Primaty data from the respondents will be collected using an in-depth interview schedule. This method allows for personal interaction between the respondents and the researcher. It is also ideal as it enable the researcher to vary the questions and also seek for further details from the respondent as may be appropriate (Blumberg, 2008). Secondary data will be collected from journals and book reviews of the strategies the multinational pharmaceutical companies apply to overcome the challenges from the generic industry.

In Olivier Roy’s book, Globalized Islam, he writes about “propaganda targets individuals, not groups” as the strategy used “Islamists, when elaborating a political program, targets groups, and more precisely social groups (impoverished neo-urbanites, students from the lower and middle classes, and so on).” Roy continues on to share their reasoning for the method of targeting individuals, not groups [author’s italicization]. “This remains congruent with their strategy of going to the polls; an electorate is always a collective and anonymous entity.” Roy goes on to state why the new preachers use another method. “But the new preachers target individuals, for the simple reason that they do not have a global political and social project, except implementation of sharia.” In contrast he goes on to explain how the Taliban’s agenda differs. “Even the Taliban, who were ruling a ‘real country, never cared about implementing any economic or social program, but were exclusively concerned with sharia.” Consequently, individual Muslims that relocate from their own culture to migrate to the western world still remain well rooted in their religion despite the fact that no special accommodations are made for their religion. “No allowances are made for Muslims to abide naturally and easily by the tenets of their religion.” “Hence the implementation of binding religious obligations rests on the good goodwill of the believer, not on any external cultural pressure or a state’s legal

Osama is raised on hearing tales from all the above mentioned sources; Fatima’s meeting with Efreet Jehannan as well as the story of how his grandfather becomes a hakawati; the story of his neighbors who are killed in the battles of the Lebanese Civil War as well as the love story of how his father meets his mother. In A New “Arabian Night”: A novel of Life in the Middle East Relies on the Art of Storytelling C. Crossen writes that some of the stories that Osama hears “come directly from Mr. Alameddine’s Tecnicolor imagination.” Thus, every story is equal to identity in which each person has his/her own individual

Dismissed by critics like Bloom and White as “an abortive allegorical epic” which is “thematically incoherent”, The Revolt of Islam has not received

The results of the survey were put analyzed and the results shown in graphs and charts displayed above. These graphs and charts were picked specifically because they stood out as significant results which may support my hypothesis. The students surveyed were mostly females with 60% of the respondents identifying as female (Chart 1). This statistic stood out because it is similar to the percentage of females in the university in 2017 which according to the WCU Office of Institutional Research is 60.3%. The percentage of male respondents in the survey however was 35% which is way below what the research office reported, at 39.7%. I must include that there were 5% of respondents who declined to answer the question about their