Kandahar Film Guiding Questions
What are reasons given for women wearing the burqa in the film? Are they reasons grounded in the Qur’an? Does the journalist feel comfortable wearing the burqa? What
about the black American Muslim ‘doctor.’? What is the role/place of women in modern Islamic societies?
Are the women of Afghanistan under Taliban rule free? Is it legitimate to use the notion of freedom and equality one uses in the Canadian context while addressing the
context of Afghanistan? Is it appropriate to talk about the liberation of these women?
To what extent are the interventions of foreign powers in the history of Afghanistan responsible for the rise of Taliban?Is the society ruled by the Taliban a modern
Islamic society?
What would it take for Afghanistan to become a modern Islamic society? Is there hope for that? What are sources of hope?Will the journalist be able to convince her
sister not take her life?
