An inspiring Pakistani woman

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An inspiring Pakistani woman

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Unread post by jawanmardan » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:06 am

(a truly Inspiring story)

After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, Assiya Rafiq was delivered to the police and thought her problems were over.

Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her.

The next step for Assiya was obvious: She should commit suicide. That’s the customary escape in rural Pakistan for a raped woman, as the only way to cleanse the disgrace to her entire family...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/opini ... .html?_r=2