In the name of honor : a memoir / Mukhtar Mai with Marie-Thérèse Cuny ; translated by Linda Coverdale ; foreword by Nicholas D. Kristof.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Washington Square Press, 2007.Edition: 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. edDescription: xvi, 171 p. : ill ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781416532293 (pbk.)
- 1416532293 (pbk.)
- Déshonorée. English
- Mai, Mukhtar
- Mai, Mukhtar
- Rape victims -- Pakistan -- Biography
- Women -- Pakistan -- Biography
- Sex discrimination against women -- Pakistan
- Women -- Pakistan -- Social conditions
- Feminism -- Pakistan
- Victims of crimes -- Pakistan -- Biography
- Women -- Pakistan -- Biography
- Sex discrimination -- Pakistan
- Women -- Pakistan -- Social conditions
- Feminism -- Pakistan
- 362.883/092 B 22
- HQ1745.5.Z75 M35 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 920.72 MA IN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | T0033979 |
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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