{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-honor-a-memoir-9781416532293","title":"In the Name of Honor: A Memoir","description":"In 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMai, Mukhtar:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMukhtar Mai\u003c\/b\u003e is now a leading example for women in her native country and around the globe. With her compensation money she has opened two schools in her village, one for girls and another for boys. In August 2005, she was awarded the Fatima Jinnah gold medal for bravery and courage by the Pakistani government and was named Woman of the Year by \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In 2006, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine listed her in their issue on the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was also awarded the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465219936530,"sku":"9781416532293","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bcd46dc-cd5f-4810-87c4-ab53937ae202.jpg?v=1730110337","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-honor-a-memoir-9781416532293","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}