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On Being with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that the book details the experience of a Pakistani woman who was brutally gang-raped and how an international conference helped her realize that women in other parts of the world were facing similar struggles. The speaker found the woman's resilience inspiring.
I was really moved by the Muhtar-e-Mae's book you know Muhtar-e-Mae the Pakistani woman who was brutally gang raped by you know the strong tribe of her village and in her book she talks about how you...
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Episode: [Unedited] Ingrid Mattson With Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that the book details the experience of a Pakistani woman who was brutally gang-raped and how an international conference helped her realize that women in other parts of the world were facing similar struggles. The speaker found the woman's resilience inspiring.
I was really moved by the Muhtar-e-Mae's book you know Muhtar-e-Mae the Pakistani woman who was brutally gang raped by you know the strong tribe of her village and in her book she talks about how you know when she was she went to this international conference I mean not everything was good about it but one thing that that amazed her and gave her some strength and energy was to realize that women in many other parts of the world were also facing struggles not exactly the same I mean what what's amazing is that the kinds of oppression that they were experiencing was different from hers but it was structurally the same in terms of you know someone saying in a very authoritarian way this is Islam this is your religion this is your culture we have to do it this way right