Although Jews and Muslims don't get along, they should get to know one another's culture. Khaled Hosseini wrote a novel on Muslims, The Kite Runner. The Kite Runner is an Afghan-Muslim book about a boy that didn't do the right thing at the right time. The novel allowed Jews to get a better look at Muslims. The novel should be taught at a Jewish school because it will allow Jews to see that Muslim and Jews have similar and strict cultures, it will allow Jews to see how some Muslims view the world, and it will allow Jews to realize that them and Muslims put themselves on a pedestal. Jews and Muslims are known for having strict cultures. It the novel, The Kite Runner, Soraya and Amir prove the strictness of Muslim culture. During her wedding, …show more content…
Some Jews and Muslims put themselves on a higher pedestal than other Jews and Muslims. As Rahim Khan states right before he is about to marry a Hazara, "You should have seen the look on my father's face when I told him. My mother actually fainted. My sisters splashed her face with water. They fanned her and looked at me as if I had slit her throat." (Rahim Khan, pg.99). This is how a Hazara is treated in the eyes of a Pashtun. Less of than a Pashtun. It was so bad to be told that your son is going to marry a Hazara that his mother fainted. If a Jew was going to marry a non-Jew the Jews parents wouldn't be happy at all. Another example of putting themselves on a pedestal is when Amir just married Soraya. Hosseini writes, "around 2 A. M., the party moved from the banquet hall to Baba's apartment. Tea flowed one more and music played until the neighbors called the cops." (Hosseini, pg.171). After the marriage ceremony they partied all night putting themselves before others. They didn't stop until the authorities came. Jews also go out of their way during a ceremony. Whether it's walking on the streets on a holiday or partying the night before a newborns circumcision. Jews should know that they aren't the only ones who believe that they are superior to