The article should be titled "Misadventures of Jewish dumbass in burkaland"
Most young people are stupid at 18. This is especially so if they are young girls adoringly in love with a handsome husband who is giving them their first real sexual pleasure. In 1959, before the subsequent political problems, it was somewhat understandable. Kabul back then had some real elements of sophistication, and a highly Westernized husband who had treated Chesler like a queen could have been highly believable. Remember that back then most people just could not imagine what Islam was like.
Do you read the cartoon 'Pearls before Swine'? Rat's your favorite character, right?