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In The Name Of Honor: A Memoir
- Writer: Mukhtar Mai
- Category: English
- Pages: 108
- Stock: In Stock
- Model: STP-15817
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In June 2002, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani woman
from the impoverished village of Meerwala, was gang-raped by a local
clan known as the Mastoi — punishment for indiscretions allegedly
committed by the woman's brother. While certainly not the first account
of a female body being negotiated for honor in a family, this time the
survivor had bravely chosen to fight back. In doing so, Mai
single-handedly changed the feminist movement in Pakistan, one of the
world's most adverse climates for women. By July 2002, the Pakistani
government awarded her the equivalent of 8,500 U.S. dollars in
compensation money and sentenced her attackers to death — and Mukhtar
Mai went on to open a school for girls so that future generations would
not suffer, as she had, from illiteracy.
In this rousing account, Mai describes her experience and how she has since become an agent for change and a beacon of hope for oppressed women around the world. Timely and topical, "In the Name of Honor" is the remarkable and inspirational memoir of a woman who fought and triumphed against exceptional odds.
In this rousing account, Mai describes her experience and how she has since become an agent for change and a beacon of hope for oppressed women around the world. Timely and topical, "In the Name of Honor" is the remarkable and inspirational memoir of a woman who fought and triumphed against exceptional odds.
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| Pages | 108 |
