Comments on: Honoring Mukhtar Mai for International Women’s Day

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:21:00 +0000

Penny Lee,

No religion can be downed because of the way that it’s “followers act”. Islam teaches peace, just like all other religions. When begin to criticize an “entire” religion based on the “minority of its follows who don’t practie the basic principals of that religion, such as love, care and honesty, like Islam, then we speak out of ignorance, and then their is truly no difference between us “the educated ones” and them “whether we all them evil/uneducated…or an other lable. Please do the research, from unbias and factual websites then begin to express your thoughts based only on “Knowledge”, rather than anger…..because it takes anger and hate to divide communities and love, acknowledgement and patience to unite communities. So, let us all learn, and study basic principals and foundamentals of Islam before we begin to go as far as call it “evil”.

Thank you,

Hibaq
was they should,

By: Noemi

Noemi — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:50:26 +0000

i just read the story of Mukhtaran Mai and i was really moved and inspired..i just wish that every women will fight 4 her right and Pakistani women will follow her and not to condemen her..pls continue to follow her journey..i will always include you in my prayer and mukhtar- noemi

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:39:19 +0000

Thanks for your comments. I think the choice Mukhtar Mai made to pour back into her community is one courageous act. And the impact speaks for itself. Just goes to show one person can make a positive impact globally!

By: Paula Marie Salmon

Paula Marie Salmon — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:22:21 +0000

Bless you for holding on to a perspective of something better for your community. What an example of someone being true to what's inside so as to make the surroundings shine. Your ability to empower others is truly a gift.

By: Defining Moments…A Mission Is Born

Defining Moments…A Mission Is Born — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:43:16 +0000

[...] my heart…for each woman, defining moments. I’ve written about some of the women here: Mukhtaran Mai, Rebecca Lolosoli but there have been so many more…many that I’ve met personally and [...]

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:19:35 +0000

I absolutely agree Mukhtar Mai's story is profound and has deeply affected me as well. I totally agree the only person who deserves any attention is this story is Mukhtar Mai, she's the victor. I hope one day her village can truly embrace all the good she's doing and her love for it. Thank you for your comments.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:06:29 +0000

Penny
I am grateful for your passionate response. This story is one that enrages me when I focus on the violence and corruption alone. I am not a student of Islam by any means however I don't think that it is what is evil. I think it's the culture and lack of education. Care has statistics that show that the violence ends when the education begins.By educating the people of Meerwala she can bring about cultural change and ultimately I think that's what's really important. I absolutely despise all that Mukhtar Mai has been through, but I love that she's no longer a victim.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:57:06 +0000

I really do appreciate your comments and I agree Mukhtaran Mai is quite remarkable because her story is no longer that of victim but victor! I really appreciated her Father's comment as well.

By: Sally Munday

Sally Munday — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:42:58 +0000

I also have just finished watching the film and was also deeply touched and moved by all that she has been through. What a beautiful woman in everyway! After watching it I felt like I just wanted to meet her and shake her hand. I thought it was amazing that she chose to use that $8300 that was for her suffering for the good of others. I loved what her Father said, I have made mistakes as a father but I must have done something right to have a daughter like Mukhtaran Mai…I am amazed that she was able to endure all that she has and really she is my hero in so many ways…

By: Penny Lee

Penny Lee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:07 +0000

I also have just seen Mukhtaran Mai on film, and I could not believe the evil that was perpetrated in her village and then held to be
just part of Pakistani culture and morals. If ignorant, uneducated and revengeful people are to be seen as the dregs of society, I cannot find a strong enough phrase for the official woman, towards the end of the film, who was obviously part of a government scheme to kidnap and silence Mukhtaran Mai. The loud hectoring and bullying were shameful, and I found myself shouting at the television screen for her to shut up. Mukhtaran Mai had much more dignity than I did, and kept on with her honest, strong but quiet remarks.

Pakistan is presenting a bitter, twisted, really evil version of Islam, one, I have realised with something of a shock, that is
going to disgust so many observers, because official corruption and bias is dishonestly put forward as an ideal religion.