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DSG Library wrote this review Friday, March 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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.
”“Harrowing and disturbing. Everyone should read this and feel angry. You can contact the author in Pakistan and contribute to her school and initiative to educate people against barbarism, violence and ignorance.”
chris c wrote this review Tuesday, August 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Story of a brave woman who was gang-raped, legally!!! She did not sit down to weep. She stood-up against the system and won bigtime!”
Abdullah Naeem Ibrahim wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“A touching and heart rending true story!”
Orchid of India wrote this review Tuesday, March 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“REMARKABLE TALE OF COURAGE AND RESOLVE, DESPITE BEING SUBJECTED TO TERRIBLE THINGS MUKHTAR MAI TRIES TO PREVENT OTHER WOMEN FROM GOING THROUGH THE SAME”
nina m wrote this review Sunday, January 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A tale of courage and resolve. Inspiring.
Pamposh wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is the tremendously inspiring story of Mukhtar Mai, also known as Mukhtaran Bibi, a peasant woman in a remote village in Pakistan who in 2002 was “sentenced” to being gang-raped by her village tribal council. Mukhtar Mai does not dwell on the despair she undoubtedly felt after the “sentence” was carried out, focusing on her fight for justice and human dignity.
Depite all the translation the book required, it speaks simply and forcefully of a woman with an immense strength of character and spirit. Overcoming an initial urge to commit suicide, Mukhtar Mai chose instead to stand up for her rights and the rights of all women in her country.
Against all odds, fighting corrupt local police and high-level government pressure, she told the world her story and pushed her case through to the Supreme Court. Along the way, she became a symbol of women’s rights and an advocate for education, especially for girls.
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“Here is a book relating the shocking tale of a Pakistani woman who was gang-raped by men belonging to Mastoi, one of the strong tribes in Pakistan, avenging her brother's alleged 'walking' with one of the Mastoi girls. However she stood against the crime and challenged them in the court of law. Though terrorised by the feudal lords of Pakistan, she stands for what a lone woman can do if she wishes for it. This book has been translated in most languages of the world. She is my hero.”
Tinashashikanth wrote this review Tuesday, October 9 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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