Sunday, November 28, 2004
A Wife's Struggle for Freedom in Afghanistan
[I'd recommend reading the whole article; here's the beginning.]
Dusk crosses into night, and still Pekay isn't free. After a long day walking from office to office, pleading with stubborn judges, her quest has failed: She's still married to her abusive husband.
Once again, the memories resurface. Her father selling her in marriage to a man five times her age to pay the rent; the beatings and sodomy that followed. She was 9 years old.
Her mind drifts toward suicide. She has tried twice — first with a knife, then with kerosene and a match. ...
[I'd recommend reading the whole article; here's the beginning.]
Dusk crosses into night, and still Pekay isn't free. After a long day walking from office to office, pleading with stubborn judges, her quest has failed: She's still married to her abusive husband.
Once again, the memories resurface. Her father selling her in marriage to a man five times her age to pay the rent; the beatings and sodomy that followed. She was 9 years old.
Her mind drifts toward suicide. She has tried twice — first with a knife, then with kerosene and a match. ...
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