Courageous lady - Rated 
This is a story that needed to be told. All credit and admiration to Mukhtar Mai for her bravery and perseverance in the hard fight against injustice. God bless her for pioneering the fight against the stone-age mistreatment of women in Pakistan.
This woman is a true hero because she is putting herself in the line of fire by speaking out against sanctioned abuse of women in the name of honour. Some in Pakistan worry that her speaking out brings a bad name to the country. It seems that Pakistan's reputation is blemished because more people are not speaking out against the dishonourable treatment of women, which occurs with alarming regularity (hopefully less so because of this lady, though).
A Fight For Justice Against All Odds - Rated 
A very good account of a womans disgraceful gang rape in the name of 'honour'. I felt saddened by the fact that in this day and age people can really believe that this type of 'justice' can really be the answer to solving so called inter tribal feuds. I am at a loss to understand, how we in the West have ingrained upon us, the importance of tolerance and respect for different classes and caste, and yet, in Pakistan there is a distinct lack of tolerance for each other. And find it necessary to keep it hushed up, instead of outlawing the practice to start with.
Amazing - Rated
One of the most amazing true stories i have read in a long time.
A true story of how a brave woman has/is bravely battling her culture's injustice againt women and there rights. Her battle to see justice for her appaling rape.
Very insparational and quick and easy book to read which you can't put down (i read it in a day). I still find it hard to believe this sort of treatment goes on in this day. Amazing
Amazon published my last review and then withdrew it - Rated
In Pakistan, according to this book and I quote "every hour a woman is assaulted, beaten, burned with acid or killed". They can be gang-raped just to settle financial scores. This book is certainly an eye-opener but is not particularly well-written although Mukhtar is illiterate and her words were translated. Apparently Pakistani men like to keep their women uneducated so they have absolute power over them. Mukhtar is so brave - although I would not be surprised if she suddenly 'disappeared' one day - she already has to live with protection and she probably only got that because her plight of being gang-raped came to the world's attention.
A real eye-opener - Rated
Like most people, I was aware of the media buzz surrounding the case of the gang rape of Pakistani, Mukhtar Mai. What I realise I had failed to grasp at that time, was the sheer scale of the problem of 'honour' punishments - rape, murder, or disfigurement of innocent women.
In the case of Mukhtar Mai, her 'punishment' was for a supposed indiscretion on the part of her 12 year old brother. In fact that misdemenour was fabricated as an excuse for the powerful family of the village to exact retribution regarding a land issue.
It would be expected for the victim to then commit suicide from shame and so the guilty parties walk free. MM, however, fought for justice, not just for herself but for all women.
When she received a sum of money as compensation, she decided to invest it in the education of the girls of her village and built a school that now educates 200 girls and 150 boys.
This is a lady worth great respect, her story is something we should all read and a cause we can all have great sympathy for.
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