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Context for 'The Kite Runner' - Coggle Diagram
Context for 'The Kite Runner'
The divide between Shi'a and Sunni muslims
While both practice and follow islam, their differences are derived from their historical, ethnic, political, and social developments.
In the 7th century when the prophet died, a community of about one hundred thousand muslims in the Arabian Peninsula. The divide sprouted from conflict deciding who should succeed him.
A large group of Muslims (Suuni) chose Abu Bakr to succeed Prophet Muhammed, and be the Caliph (political- socio leader). On the other hand a smaller group of Muslims (Shi’a) believed that Prophet Muhammed’s son-in-law, Ali should be Caliph instead.
The history of Afghanistan in the 1950s
From 1933-1973, Afghanistan was a monarchy ruled by King Zahir Shah. In July 1973, the king was on vacation, and Mohammad Daoud Khan (the kings cousin) seized power. Through the book we see that although the transition of power wasn't violent, it caused riots and shoot outs in the streets of Kabul .
What are the Afghan kite flying competitions?
"In Afghanistan, wherever there are kites, there is kite fighting." During the fight, two kites are flown close to one another, while each person tries to cut the wire of your opponents kite and set it free
The significance of kite flying is seen in Chapter 7, where Amir and Hassans true relationship is revealed. Hassan stops Amir from pulling out of the kite flying tournament, and Amir actually wins the tournament
Arabic & Farsi
They use the same (Arabic) alphabet
Arabic is in the Afro-Asiatic family, while Farsi is int he Indo-European family
Pashtuns (Baba & Amir) speak Pashto
Hazaras (Hassan & Ali) speak Persian
Hazaras and Pashtuns
Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, making up 30 million people while Hazaras make up some 10 percent of the population
Hazaras have distinct asian features which set them aside from Pashtuns
A big reason why Hazaas were persecuted throughout history was because Pashtuns were Suuni muslims, and Hazaras were Shi'a muslims
Hafez and Khayyam
Khayyam was a Persian poet, famous for writing 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'
Hafez was a lyrical poet from Shiraz, famous for writing 'The Sky'