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...Diplomacy. The interview was conducted in Urdu and English though an interpreter, Hassan Abbas, a research fellow at the Kennedy School of Government.The Harvard Crimson: Tell us about the work you’re doing now, especially in regards to education.Mukhtar Mai: We now have the first schools in Meerwala [a town in Southeastern Pakistan]. I think education is the identity of a person. It stops you from the wrong path, and helps you find direction in life.THC: What do you think of President Musharraf and the difficulties you’ve faced politically?MM: This is part...
...remote desert villages of Pakistan beyond the reach of government courts, tribal law is often the only adjudicator of local disputes?and the use of rape to settle scores is common. In June 2002, 30-year-old Mukhtar Mai was publicly raped by four volunteers in the hamlet of Meerwala in central Pakistan on the orders of village elders. She had committed no crime: her 12-year-old brother had been accused of walking with a girl from the higher Mastoi caste, and Mai was chosen to bear the punishment for her family...
...remote desert villages of Pakistan beyond the reach of government courts, tribal law is often the only adjudicator of local disputes - and the use of rape to settle scores is common. In June 2002, 30-year-old Mukhtar Mai was publicly raped by four volunteers in the hamlet of Meerwala in central Pakistan on the orders of village elders. She had committed no crime: her 12-year-old brother had been accused of walking with a girl from the higher Mastoi caste, and Mai was chosen to bear the punishment for her family. Victims of such assaults are expected...
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