Wendy McElroy, one of our favorite occasional columnists from a great Web site, iFeminists.net, writes an excellent account today called “Muslim Woman’s Courage Sets Example”. It’s now posted in our columnist section.
It’s about the harrowing story of Mukhtar Mai, the Pakistani woman who has thus far survived the horrendous human injustice system that is the panchayat tribal courts in Pakistan.
Here’s a snippet:
…But it is a story of hope, which provides reason for optimism.
In it, the West provides an invaluable voice of conscience and compassion. But the story’s ultimate message may be that Muslim women must stand up for themselves and say ‘no.’
In the summer of 2002, a panchayat court (or village council) sentenced Mukhtar to be gang-raped by four men. The sentence was not to punish Mukhtar for wrongdoing. Rather, her 14-year-old brother was accused of associating in public with a girl from a rival and more powerful tribe; her rape was meant to punish the family for his transgression.
Gang-raped, beaten, and thrown naked into the street, Mukhtar was forced to walk home through her village. The public nature of the punishment ensured she was an outcast and unmarriageable. Mukhtar was expected to kill herself, but a suicide attempt failed. Her family revived her, and the support of her loved ones deterred her from making future attempts.
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