Religion In The Kite Runner

The religions used in The Kite Runner were represented precisely with the reality of Afghanistan because of the seriousness of faith, the differences between religions, and how people were persecuted because of their faith. Afghanistan’s national faith, Islam, consists of seven rules to never break called the “seven sins”; those rules include stealing, killing, adultery, and dishonesty. Those rules are strongly enforced by 99% of the population (n.d., 2009). In the book, Baba stated that theft was the only sin of the seven because it related to every other sin; murder is the theft of life and dishonesty is the theft of the truth (Hosseini, 2003). This shows how The Kite Runner was an accurate book because, in both instances, the book and real

This led to years of torment and violence including the Mazar-i Sharif massacre. Human Rights Watch stated, “scores and perhaps hundreds of Hazara men and boys were summarily executed ..... women and girls, particularly in certain Hazara neighborhoods of Mazar-i Sharif, were raped and abducted during the Taliban takeover of the city” (Human Rights Watch, 1998). The Taliban, when they took over, felt a particular responsibility to cleanse the Middle East of all Hazaras starting with Mazar-i Sharif. During the book, Hassan, Amir’s friend and servant, ran the winning kite for Amir in the tournament, but was cornered by Assef and his friends who wanted to take the kite from him. Hassan would do no such thing because he knew it was for Amir and he would do anything for his friend. Assef, a German-Afghan sociopath and a Hitler advocate, stated, “It’s just a Hazara” (Hosseini, 2003, p.66). After this line, Assef proceeds to rape Hassan. Assef is known for his hatred to Hazaras, being a Pashtun himself; Assef is known to have said Hazaras are ugly, dirty, and do not deserve the ground he walks