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I Should Have Honor: A Memoir of Hope and Pride in Pakistan
by Khalida Brohi
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Have you ever asked yourself why honor is associated only with women? A family or a tribe's honor almost always rests on the shoulders of young girls and they are obliged to carry this unwanted and unasked burden for the rest of their lives. Young girls are taught that bringing dishonor to the families will have serious repercussions which in villages is another word for death. But what is this dishonor that they speak of? Glancing at men knowingly or by accident, refusing to get married and ultimately falling in love. These three conditions have taken lives of thousands of girls and still continues to do so. Khalida Brohi who grew up in Balochistan and later moved to Karachi heard of her own friend's murder by the hands of her uncle. All this, for just falling in love with a boy. She says 'Honor is not the inheritance of men. Every woman should have honor'.
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Khalida belongs to the tribe of Brahui who mostly are from Balochistan. As a girl, she witnessed her friends getting married at a young age of 11 or as soon as they attain puberty. Her own mother was married to a 13 year old boy at an age of 9. Thankfully, Khalida's father who struggled to get an education pushed her to do the same. He went against his tribe by not getting his daughter married as a teenager but instead by making her study. Education is what made Khalida strong. When she heard of honor killings of girls including that of her friend's, she knew she had to do something about it. At just 16, she created groups to educate people about Islamic rights for women and supported their talents. As her fame grew, she visited Australia and later America much to the apprehension of her family. Not only did she come back with renewed knowledge, she also used the embroidery working skills of her women to keep the income flowing in. Khalida became the voice of thousands of women who struggled to find words of their own.
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All this didn't happen overnight. She faced hatred, death threats and innumerable hurdles from her own community but with the help of several kind people both at home and from abroad, she marched on. She opened several recreation centers for women, a safe space for them to communicate and learn various ways to enhance their talents. Khalida, who now lives in the US still works towards strengthening women's lives. There's no doubt that she's a terrific inspiration for not only standing up against such a horrid practice of honor killing but also in going against many scoffed people around her to achieve such greatness. I definitely recommend this.
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Rating : 4.4/5.
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Have you ever asked yourself why honor is associated only with women? A family or a tribe's honor almost always rests on the shoulders of young girls and they are obliged to carry this unwanted and unasked burden for the rest of their lives. Young girls are taught that bringing dishonor to the families will have serious repercussions which in villages is another word for death. But what is this dishonor that they speak of? Glancing at men knowingly or by accident, refusing to get married and ultimately falling in love. These three conditions have taken lives of thousands of girls and still continues to do so. Khalida Brohi who grew up in Balochistan and later moved to Karachi heard of her own friend's murder by the hands of her uncle. All this, for just falling in love with a boy. She says 'Honor is not the inheritance of men. Every woman should have honor'.
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Khalida belongs to the tribe of Brahui who mostly are from Balochistan. As a girl, she witnessed her friends getting married at a young age of 11 or as soon as they attain puberty. Her own mother was married to a 13 year old boy at an age of 9. Thankfully, Khalida's father who struggled to get an education pushed her to do the same. He went against his tribe by not getting his daughter married as a teenager but instead by making her study. Education is what made Khalida strong. When she heard of honor killings of girls including that of her friend's, she knew she had to do something about it. At just 16, she created groups to educate people about Islamic rights for women and supported their talents. As her fame grew, she visited Australia and later America much to the apprehension of her family. Not only did she come back with renewed knowledge, she also used the embroidery working skills of her women to keep the income flowing in. Khalida became the voice of thousands of women who struggled to find words of their own.
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All this didn't happen overnight. She faced hatred, death threats and innumerable hurdles from her own community but with the help of several kind people both at home and from abroad, she marched on. She opened several recreation centers for women, a safe space for them to communicate and learn various ways to enhance their talents. Khalida, who now lives in the US still works towards strengthening women's lives. There's no doubt that she's a terrific inspiration for not only standing up against such a horrid practice of honor killing but also in going against many scoffed people around her to achieve such greatness. I definitely recommend this.
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Rating : 4.4/5.