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In the Name of Honour
Mukhtar Mai
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Description for In the Name of Honour
Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy . Standard paperback edition.
Mukhtar Mai came to prominence in June 2002, when journalists in Pakistan first learned of her gang rape, punishment for an 'honour crime' allegedly committed by her brother, an offence for which there was never any proof. After the horrific rape, custom dictated that she would kill herself. But Mai defied custom. In an unprecedented act of courage, she took her rapists to court. Mukhtar Mai pitted herself against the system with extraordinary courage and strength of purpose. Timely and topical, In the Name of Honour is the inspirational true story of a woman who fought and triumphed ... Read more
Mukhtar Mai came to prominence in June 2002, when journalists in Pakistan first learned of her gang rape, punishment for an 'honour crime' allegedly committed by her brother, an offence for which there was never any proof. After the horrific rape, custom dictated that she would kill herself. But Mai defied custom. In an unprecedented act of courage, she took her rapists to court. Mukhtar Mai pitted herself against the system with extraordinary courage and strength of purpose. Timely and topical, In the Name of Honour is the inspirational true story of a woman who fought and triumphed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844084098
SKU
KEX0291097
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mukhtar Mai
Recipient of American Glamour Magazine's Woman of the Year award for 2005, Mukhtar Mai built two schools in her village with her compensation money - the Mukhtar Mai School for Girls and the Farid Gujjar School for Boys. At 33, she is an eager pupil in h
Reviews for In the Name of Honour
'No woman in the world fights with as much courage for women's rights' New York Times