Friday, May 30, 2014

"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own". Audre Lorde

In May, 2014, a twenty-five year old pregnant woman was killed by her family, LaHore, Pakistan. Her name is Farzana Parveen. The cruel attack occurred in broad daylight, in front of the court yard. Her unforgivable crime was that she had chosen her husband, not wanting to marry the man chosen for her. Family say that she had embarrassed the family. Police did not intervene. In another area of Pakistan, 5 women have been killed because they were singing and clapping at a wedding...
 

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