Refusing to be a Victim
November 6, 2005 Sunday 2PM CT
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Three years ago in a Pakistanian village, Mukhtaran Mai was sentenced to gang rape by a tribal council to punish a crime allegedly committed by her brother. She was expected to commit suicide. But what she did stunned authority and attracted world-wide attention. This hour on Here on Earth, Jean Feraca talks to Mukhtaran Mai for the latest development of her story.
Guest
- Mukhtaran Mai
- Dr. Amna Butar, chair of Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Women
- Aseem Z. Ansari, assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Soundbites and Music Used in the Program
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with State of Bengal - "Shadow Remix" - From the album Star Rise: Remixes - Caroline Records
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Talvin Singh - "Tracery Remix" - From the album Star Rise: Remixes - Caroline Records
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Nitin Sawhney - "My Heart, My Life Remix" - From the album Star Rise: Remixes - Caroline Records
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