For Sadia - Me with Mukhtar Mai

Several girlfriends joined me to hear Mukhtar Mai speak. Amazing! She is one Pakistani woman making a difference.

Quoted from brochure: Five years ago Mukhtar Mai, then an illiterate woman from rural Pakistan, was gang-raped as punishment for her brother's alleged affair with a woman of a higher class. Mukhtar refused to commit suicide, an "honor killing" that is customary in many parts of the world, and in an unprecedented act of courage she sued her attackers and won an $8000 settlement. She used the award to found schools in her village and to fund Mukhtar Mai Women Welfare Organization, dedicated to helping rape survivors in need of assistance and safe haven. Today, Mukhtar inspires people around the world. In 2004 TIME magazine listed her as one of the world's most influential people.

Sadia - I gave her your message. Salām.

For Sadia - Me with Mukhtar Mai

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