Pakistani Rape Victim Becomes Beacon for Women's Rights

[PsychoDad]

This sister is often mentioned when someone wants to point out whats wrong with Islam. On the contrary, I think this brave and strong sister, in her character, represents all that is right with Islam

Person of the Week: Mukhtar Mai
Pakistani Rape Victim Becomes Beacon for Women's Rights

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/PersonOfWeek/story?id=1237950&page=1

Oct. 21, 2005 — - Three years ago, Mukhtar Mai was brutally raped in her remote village in Pakistan. After a long struggle, Pakistan's supreme court convicted her attackers, and she's only able to talk about it now.

"I feel very happy, and God will look after me in the future," she said. "I am very, very hopeful that I will get justice."

Tomorrow Mai will travel to New York, her first trip out of Pakistan, to receive Glamour magazine's "Woman of the Year" award. And she'll travel around the country to speak on the plight of rural women.
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But Mai's reaction was quite the opposite. She pressed charges against the rapists, and 14 men were arrested. Then, at great personal risk, she testified against her attackers in court. Six of the men were found guilty, and one was sentenced to death.

The case made international headlines. The embarrassed Pakistani government awarded Mai a sum equivalent to nearly 20 times the average annual Pakistani salary.

She could have moved away and started a new life. But instead, Mai used the money to build two local schools.
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"I've gained a lot of strength from building the school," she said. "I would not be alive today if I had not gained this strength, and I have more faith in Pakistan because of this."


May Allah be pleased with this sister and her work.

To read more about Mukhtar Mai

http://www.mukhtarmai.com/Links.htm

Peace.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. She is indeed a brave sister

who knows and understands that Justice can indeed be found.

[plasticwidow]

2. Wow!

You dont' see that sort of thing happen here in America. The woman is treated as if she were the perpetrator, is treated as less of a woman, is questioned doggedly as if she were making it up, by the time the police, doctors, prosecutor's office and other officials finish, the poor woman trying to find justice for the crime committed upon her person wants to just forget the whole thing and feels justice will never be done. And then the court system convicting those men! I mean, that's an impressive thing to read. Thank you for sharing that with us.

Peace to you!