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Mukhtar Mai

Mukhtar Mai

Mukhtar Mai

Mukhtar Mai is now a leading example for women in her native country and around the globe. With her compensation money she has opened two schools in her village, one for girls and another for boys. In August 2005, she was awarded the Fatima Jinnah gold medal for bravery and courage by the Pakistani government and was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine. In 2006, Time magazine listed her in their issue on the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was also awarded the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe.

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Review on In the Name of Honour - Mukhtar Mai
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Baltimore Times, October 17, 2011
...with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” Readers soon meet the incomparable Mukhtar Mai of southern Punjab in Pakistan, victimized by not only the trauma of her brother’s gang rape, but later her own. Courageously defying...
That Thread of Life
CoolAvenues.com, August 29, 2011
...breathe free. But somehow, that is a tough and dangerous word, in our society, across the globe. From Mukhtar Mai to Sarah Palin, from the nameless girl in Afghanistan who became the Time Magazine's face, by getting her nose and ears cut off , such "...
Protect your women: EU tells Pak, Afghanistan
ZeeNews.com, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, "which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Caribbean News.Net, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Philippine Times, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Philippines News.net, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Bombay News.Net, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Britain News.Net, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...
EU tells Pakistan, Afghanistan
Chicago News.Net, December 17, 2011
...regard to Pakistan, the members expressed deep concern about the handling of the court cases against Asia Bibi, Mukhtar Mai and Uzma Ayub, 'which could further erode faith in Pakistan's justice system and embolden those who seek to violate the rights of...