What do you think of these village elders?

Question

Mukhtar Mai was once an anonymous Pakistani villager - but that was before she was gang-raped, apparently on the orders of local elders in a neighbouring village.

From then onwards she has been determined to bring them to justice, and her fight made her an international figure.

Some of the men she said attacked her were convicted, but then the appeal court in Lahore overturned their convictions, amid an outcry from human rights groups.

Now Mukhtar Mai, who is in her mid-30s, is writing her own internet diary, or blog, about her life and her concerns, as a woman from a remote village in southern Punjab.

What would you do to these elders if they were in control of your village?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5323858.stm

Answer 1

I would demand their arrest for inciting violence. Unfortunately, some people are more concerned about how the exposure will affect their country's reputation than whether their citizens are safe from harm and can expect justice from its courts. They should be praising Mukhtar Mai for having the courage to expose the injustices done to her and trying to make the best of a terrible situation.

"To forgive and accept injustice is cowardice." ~ Mohandas K. Gandhi

"Individuals can resist injustice, but only a community can do justice." ~ Jim Corbett

Answer 2

God only knows i wouldn't be as brave as her!
What she needs is for dozens of Pakistani women who live in other countries as well as women from the cities in Pakistan to descend on her village like a plague and spend a few weeks there giving the elders the wake up call of their lives!
It is easy to forget that in the remote areas of many countries education in any shape or form be it social, scientific, or linguistic is almost unheard of.
We cannot expect them to think or behave like us.
So.... we have to educate them . What better than a claque of educated strong, Pakistani women to do that?!

Answer 3

The rule of law rules my village, beacuse I live in a Western democracy, which, despite its faults, is the best human society. It is anonymous, equal (well, getting there) and we come down hard on cliques and interest groups. This woman;s society will be forced to change - it's inevitable.

Answer 4

i know what you are saying, most Muslims i have met say they treat 'THEIR' women with respect....this just seemed so flawed, veils so that only one man can gaze on their beauty, second rate education, health care and treatment (even within their own families). women like this are breaking the chains but it will take years.

sorry in answer to your question............castration