Mukhtar Mai is a woman from a village in the Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan. In 2002, she was gang-raped on the orders of a tribal council as part of a so-called “honour” revenge. While tradition dictates that a woman should commit suicide after such an act, Mukhtar defied convention and fought the case. Her rapists were never convicted, but the story was picked up by domestic and international media, and she has become an iconic advocate of women’s rights, despite constant threats to her life. She has opened a girls’ school and women’s crisis centre in Muzaffagarh.
In April 2007, Mukhtar Mai won the North-South Prize from the Council of Europe. In 2005, Glamour Magazine named her 'Woman of the Year'. According to the New York Times, Her autobiography is the No. 3 best seller in France , and movies are being made about her. She has been praised by dignitaries like Laura Bush and the French foreign ministers.
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Good to know about this lady...she is a true lady! Thanks for introducing her, A.S.!
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I loved the sketch, sometimes a sketch has more feelings than a photo and it is so with your work. She is a great women and we all look up to her.
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ReplyDeleteyup, she is really an amazing person.
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Hi Anupama
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This is beautiful - thank you for your wonderful tribute to this courageous woman. She is such an inspiration :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat amazing women ...thanks for sharing!!
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Hi Harman!
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I didn't know about Mukhtar Mai earlier, either. Should catch up with her autobiography sometime. Any book where the word autobiography is written, gets my attention these days! :)
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Hi DI
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Nice Sketch, Didnt know about her. Thanks for sharing the info.
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Nice sketch!! And a nice write-up to follow it.. Albeit a bit painful
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This is really the power of one which deserves recognition!
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Very nice sketch....A picture says a thousand words
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This is what is called empowered womanhood. Thanks for sharing.
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