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Mukhtar Mai
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Pages: 172 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1844084094
Pub: Vi Press Ltd
Pub date: 2007-02-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 83760
Reader Reviews:
Soul Stirring (0/0 people found this helpful)
I'd never heard of Mukhtar Mai before I read this book so it was one soul destroying, mind blowing read of how this woman was treated for the sake of family honour in Pakistan. My stomach curls at what she had to endure and how she found the stenght to overcome against all odds. This book will stay with you long after it's finished and I salute her for moving past her pain to form a lasting school of legacy.
If you only read one book this year, this should be it.
Courageous lady (1/2 people found this helpful)
This is a story that needed to be told. All credit and admiration to Mukhtar Mai for her bravery and perseverance in the hard fight against injustice. God bless her for pioneering the fight against the stone-age mistreatment of women in Pakistan.
This woman is a true hero because she is putting herself in the line of fire by speaking out against sanctioned abuse of women in the name of honour. Some in Pakistan worry that her speaking out brings a bad name to the country. It seems that Pakistan's reputation is blemished because more people are not speaking out against the dishonourable treatment of women, which occurs with alarming regularity (hopefully less so because of this lady, though).
A Fight For Justice Against All Odds (5/6 people found this helpful)
A very good account of a womans disgraceful gang rape in the name of 'honour'. I felt saddened by the fact that in this day and age people can really believe that this type of 'justice' can really be the answer to solving so called inter tribal feuds. I am at a loss to understand, how we in the West have ingrained upon us, the importance of tolerance and respect for different classes and caste, and yet, in Pakistan there is a distinct lack of tolerance for each other. And find it necessary to keep it hushed up, instead of outlawing the practice to start with.
Amazing (9/10 people found this helpful)
One of the most amazing true stories i have read in a long time.
A true story of how a brave woman has/is bravely battling her culture's injustice againt women and there rights. Her battle to see justice for her appaling rape.
Very insparational and quick and easy book to read which you can't put down (i read it in a day). I still find it hard to believe this sort of treatment goes on in this day. Amazing
Amazon published my last review and then withdrew it (4/5 people found this helpful)
In Pakistan, according to this book and I quote "every hour a woman is assaulted, beaten, burned with acid or killed". They can be gang-raped just to settle financial scores. This book is certainly an eye-opener but is not particularly well-written although Mukhtar is illiterate and her words were translated. Apparently Pakistani men like to keep their women uneducated so they have absolute power over them. Mukhtar is so brave - although I would not be surprised if she suddenly 'disappeared' one day - she already has to live with protection and she probably only got that because her plight of being gang-raped came to the world's attention.
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