In the Name of Honor A Memoir

Name: In the Name of Honor A Memoir
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ISBN: 9781416532293

ISBN-10: 1416532293

ISBN-13: 9781416532293

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Authors: Mukhtar Mai, Nicholas D. Kristof, Linda Coverdale, Marie-Therese Cuny

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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…

Book details

List price: $13.99
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: 10/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Nicholas D. Kristof shared a Pulitzer Prize with his wife in 1990 for their coverage for the New York Times of the Tiananmen democracy movement in China. He also coauthored China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. Kristof has served as Times bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He lives with his wife in New York City.