{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-honor-a-memoir-paperback","title":"In the Name of Honor: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMukhtar Mai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarie-Therese Cuny\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eLinda Coverdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 2002, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani woman from the impoverished village of Meerwala, was gang raped by a local clan known as the Mastoi -- punishment for indiscretions allegedly committed by the woman's brother. While certainly not the first account of a female body being negotiated for honor in a family, this time the survivor had bravely chosen to fight back. In doing so, Mai single-handedly changed the feminist movement in Pakistan, one of the world's most adverse climates for women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By July 2002, the Pakistani government awarded her the equivalent of 8,500 U.S. dollars in compensation money and sentenced her attackers to death -- and Mukhtar Mai went on to open a school for girls so that future generations would not suffer, as she had, from illiteracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this rousing account, Mai describes her experience and how she has since become an agent for change and a beacon of hope for oppressed women around the world. Timely and topical, \u003ci\u003eIn the Name of Honor\u003c\/i\u003e is the remarkable and inspirational memoir of a woman who fought and triumphed against exceptional odds.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464174756147,"sku":"9781416532293","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/O4zP4RdoAm9781416532293.webp?v=1781541077","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-honor-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}