Something did

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Ophelia Benson

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Well, if you want to turn the sadness dial up you can always look at Qandeel Baloch’s Twitter.

July 15 – the day her brother strangled her to death.

July 14 –

As a women we must stand up for ourselves..As a women we must stand up for each other…As a women we must stand…

If you follow the link, you get the Facebook Not Here message.

Also July 14 –

Another on July 14 –

If you have a strong will power definitely nothing can let you go down..Life has taught me lessons in a early… http://fb.me/2JOC3RxH2

Nothing…except maybe an enraged brother or father, except maybe a woman-hating religious ideology, except maybe a god that hates women.

July 13 –

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2 responses to “Something did”

  1. Artymorty Avatar
    Artymorty

    Her last interview from just a couple days ago is very sad, from the Times of India:

    My aim is to change the social norms of Pakistan, women here look up to me. I started very early, worked on myself and the effect is for all to see.

    When I was 17 I was forced into marriage. I had no hand in it and I didn’t even enjoy being with the man. Also, I wanted to study but no one listened to me. I wanted to move forward in life, it wasn’t a happy situation.

    On the controversy over her visit with a Muslim cleric:

    See, muftis and maulvis have a huge following in Pakistan. In an Islamic country they rule the roost. Mufti Abdul Qavi had invited me and I went to meet him. I wanted to take lessons in Islam from him but having spoken to him for some time, I realised he was a fake person. So, I exposed him through pictures. After that, I am getting threat calls every day.

    I have already applied to the Home Ministry for security. So far, I have got nothing. For security, I am staying underground. There are too many controversies around me, mediapersons are calling every day, but I am yet to wriggle out of it.

    I admire her a lot.

  2. Samantha Vimes Avatar
    Samantha Vimes

    I like very much the photo of her looking badass in jeans. As for the other, I remind myself that what is pandering in one patriarchy is fighting for rights in another.

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