A thousand Splendid Suns: Reimagined through a legal Lens

Abstract

In the present script we have tried exploring certain themes of law, set in nearly three decades old Afghanistan with special emphasis on the female perspective and their treatment under sharia law.The story involves several legal themes centered around how Sharia law is practiced in Afghanistan, starting from child marriage, polygamy, the concept of contractual marriage to stern changes in the legal system under a violent regime, domestic violence, crime and punishment and ends with a debate on law and morality. Here, we have analyzed the major themes, central to the plot of the script.