A passage that I found to be interesting from “Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet” by Rod Nordland was that something that “happens with so many Afghan girls, her family had denied her the right to choose who to marry—and threatened her with death for daring to defy her father. When an Afghan girl has done something culturally forbidden, it’s considered acceptable—expected even—for her male relatives to kill her to wipe clean the shame brought to the family; it’s called an honor killing” (Nordland). I find this passage interesting because of how it highlights the extreme drift between individual rights and cultural practices. It shows the severity of the situation of Afghan girls who, despite being legally recognized adults, are stripped of their
