Taliban Research Project for the Kite Runner: Home

Possible Subtopic Starters:

How is it possible that the Taliban was welcomed and celebrated at first?
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• Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Taliban
• Soviet-Afghan War: 1979-1989
• Afghanistan Civil War: 1989-1996
• Afghanistan: Terrorist Haven Under the Taliban, 1994–2001.
• Biden Declared the War Over. But Wars Go On (2021- ).

What human rights violations do the Taliban implement and sustain?

• Hardships of the Afghanis
• Human Rights Violations against Women, Men, Children
• Banning and Removal of Historic Artifacts and Entertainment
• Rape of Young Boys or "bacha bazi"
• How life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan has changed - and how it hasn't
• With Afghanistan in Their Grip, Taliban Roll Back the Clock

How should the lives of women be characterized in Afghanistan? 

• Women and the Taliban
• A Story of Women's Education in Afghanistan
• State Department report on Women and the Taliban
• JSTOR article on Women in Afghanistan
• Women as Part of the Peace Process
• World must not forget the plight of women in Afghanistan

What does religious law have to do with the Afghanistan way of life today?

• The Implementation of Tribal-based Religious Law
• Islamic Rule Weighs Heavily for Afghans
• Spreading Good, Forbidding Evil
• Taliban order stoning deaths in bold display
• Taliban's medieval extremism

Afghani heroes exist. Who are they and why are they deserving of this title?

• Wasil Ahmad
• Omara Khan Masoudi
• Malala Yousafzai
• Abdul Rahman
• Ahmad Shah Massoud
• Suhaila Siddiq
• 10 Heroic Female Afghan Women Killed by the Taliban
• Elaha Dilawarzai

Is the world simply complicit in the perceived social injustices taking place in Afghanistan, or are outsiders merely respecting the culture and religion of Afghanistan?

• Radical Islam, Nihilist Rage
• The dangers of decadence: what the rest can teach the West
• Guns over butter; Afghanistan's economy

Have another idea? You can look at health care, education, food insecurity, etc.  Run it by your instructor for approval.  

Paper Requirements

• 4 typed, double spaced pages in length (not including the Work Cited page)
• Use at least 3 reliable sources
• An original assertion supported by the research 
• At least three integrated quotations AND five paraphrased facts/concepts cited in text
• Strong topic sentences & a polished final product is expected  

*Also refer to the detailed rubric for more particulars.

The Research Process 
Step 1: Select a topic.
Step 2: Narrow down your topic if need be.
Step 3: Find at least 3 reliable sources (peer reviewed articles/essays, books..etc. Not Wikipedia).
Step 4: Read and take notes about each source. Paraphrase the main argument, bullet useful facts, and copy quotations that are imperative. No, highlighting is not the same thing as taking notes. Be sure to get/make a full MLA 8 citations for each source while you are taking notes.  Use the Note-Taking Sheet if you wish (click File and Make a Copy).

Note-Taking Sheet.  Click File and Make a Copy.

MyBib.com is a free citation generator for MLA, APA, and Chicago style. Create a new Project & Add a Citation.  Choose website, book, journal, video, etc.  For database articles, click More then Write/Paste.  To copy or print your final list, click on Download Bibliography.  Click here for handout. Watch the video!