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Mai, a 32yearold pakistani peasant, was condemned by her. It is because of the support of the world that i feel brave mukhtar mai. In june 2002, mukhtar mai, a pakistani woman from the impove. In the name of honor mukhtar mai with marietherese cuny translated by linda coverdale introduction in june of 2002, mukhtaran bibi, a young woman living in a small village in pakistan was brought before her village council to plead forgiveness for a false charge against her young brother. The tragic case of mukhtaran mai the express tribune. In the name of honour is a book by mukhtar mai,marietherese cuny on 2007.
Oct 31, 2006 her name was mukhtar mai, and her decision to stand up to her accusers was an act of bravery unheard of in one of the worlds most adverse climates for women. You could call your child honour, as long as it was a boy. With her compensation money she has opened two schools in her village, one for girls and another for boys. Excerpt from the book so it was that in the land where pink destiny and enough beauty were born, honour was more than a word. Mukhtar mai in the name of honour i tend to avoid the not in my namedeath of a princess type books which are generally about women who have been mistreated horribly by muslim. It is because of the support of the world that i feel brave mukhtar mai show more. A memoir by mukhtar mai 20060715 paperback january 1, 1881 4. Mukhtar mai, the resilient pakistani who was gang raped in 2002 on the orders of a village council but became a symbol of hope for oppressed women, has married. Her name was mukhtar mai, and her decision to stand up to her accusers was an act of bravery unheard of in one of the worlds most adverse climates for women.
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