In the name of honor : a memoir /
Mukhtar Mai with Marie-Thérèse Cuny ; translated by Linda Coverdale ; foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof.
- 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed.
- New York : Washington Square Press, 2007.
- xvi, 171 p. : ill ; 21 cm.
Translation of: Déshonorée. Translated from the French.
Mukhtar Mai chronicles the events surrounding her 2002 gang rape in the impoverished village of Meerwala and her decision to stand up to her attackers, describing how she overcame the fear she felt and how her actions influenced the feminist movement in Pakistan.
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Mai, Mukhtar. Mai, Mukhtar.
Rape victims--Pakistan--Biography. Women--Pakistan--Biography. Sex discrimination against women--Pakistan. Women--Social conditions.--Pakistan Feminism--Pakistan. Victims of crimes--Pakistan--Biography. Women--Pakistan--Biography. Sex discrimination--Pakistan. Women--Social conditions.--Pakistan Feminism--Pakistan.