Mukhtaran Bibi, who is now widely known as Mukhtar Mai, is a Pakistani woman from a small rural village called Meerwala. On 22nd June 2002, Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped by four men of the local tribe of Mastoi. During the...
violence
Guest Writer
Bangkok Has Me Now: performance raising funds for Thai women’s shelter
Kavi’s father used to say, “Can’t I beat my daughter?” Unfortunately, says Kavi, her brother picked up this attitude as well. Kavi’s parents’ first methods of discipline were beating, punching, and strangling. She...
Tara Abhasakun