Keywords : Feminism, Afghanistan, Domestic violence, Crime, Justice

Abstract : Literary theories are the tools, by which we attempt to understand literature. These are the school of thoughts or style of literary analysis that gives reader a point to judge any piece of literature. There are varieties of literary theory, including new criticism theory, formalist literary theory, structuralism and post-structuralism literary theory, feminist literary theory, marxist literary theory and so on. These theories help readers to gain a deeper understanding of literature. In this research paper an attempt has been made to analyze the novel “A House without Window” by Nadia Hashmi from the feminist perspective. Nadia Hashmi is one of those writers who dared to openly discuss the issues like womens social exploitation, politics, internal and external hardship, balancing the home and professional life, the challenges of society with regards to development of women. “A House without Window” is a novel that deals with violence against women in Afghanistan patriarchal society. In this research paper it is discovered that violence against women shatters the peace and good understanding of families in Afghanistan. Furthermore, it suggests that women should be given freedom with all the rights and be protected from violence and exploitation so that they may also contribute the society.

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