Dee's Tracings

Monday, July 12, 2004

Religion of Honor Killings

"My brothers have threatened to kill me and my husband," 44-year-old Amnat said.

"There is no guarantee for my life if I go home," the visibly shaken woman said as her husband, Ghulam Mustafa, looked on.

"The main condition of my brothers is that I should get a divorce from my husband if I want to go home but I will never do that."

The couple's predicament highlights a major dilemma faced by Pakistan in reconciling centuries-old tribal traditions with modern-day values as President Pervez Musharraf tries to project the country as a moderate, progressive Muslim nation.

Newly-wed doctors flee for their lives

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