• Payal Raina
• Lalit Kane

“Like a compass needle that points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman” (Hosseini p. 7). This quote reveals the imbalance of power in Afghan society in terms of gender. Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ tells the story of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, both victims of patriarchy who are married to Rasheed. Hosseini’s female characters were suppressed by the male binary until they fought for their identity. This paper delves into the psyche of woman characters. It focuses on Islamic Feminism and the issues that have been raised in the novel relating to Islamic Feminism. This paper also aims at giving a view into the lives of Islamic Feminist women and what all problems they have to go through.

Patriarchy, Islamic Feminism, Afghan society, Misogyny, Malala Yousafzai, Zainab Salbi, Taliban.

" A study of Islamic Feminism in Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’: Then and Now.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no.e230-e232, December-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112427.pdf

" A study of Islamic Feminism in Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’: Then and Now.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 12, page no. ppe230-e232, December-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2112427.pdf