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Title: The Irony of the Burqa
Review: Khadra's novel is sensitive and stark. The heartbreak of lives broken by Taliban rule is present on every page. Good men and women turn to violence and irrationality in a culture bent on denying all human rights. However, the final irony is that the burqa both suffocates and shields. It protects a woman from sexual advances yet turns her into an object of such mystery that her female form is a cause for intense arousal. While a woman's identity is lost under the burqa, the final act of sacrifice that allows Zunaira to live is only possible because two women can trade places anonymously. The stoning and execution of burqa-clad women both dehumanizes and intensifies the agony of the bound and helpless victims. The novel is haunting.
