The Price of Love

I have a sinking feeling Hameed will have his way.

Beena

It is the media and writers like you that are our hope to bring some sanity in the society. Thanks.

NHk

Jibbe: I think it would be ok to use the information given by Dr Zaffar Iqbal, Dr Nuzhat Ahmed and Dr Amna Buttar - they started ANAA - (Asian-american Network Against Abuse of Women In Pakistan - (see http://www.dawn.com/2002/10/22/nat26.htm) - a couple of years ago. They`re associated with Develop In Peace (DIP), a registered not-for-profit in the US and are also lobbying within their professional organisations for India-Pk peace and justice within the societies.
You are also welcome to use the information in my Hudood Laws (Extremely Misused) article & the women in prisons (Criminals or Victims) article, both on Chowk. Good luck.

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Thanks for the article and the comprehensive list!

miss sawar,
I am really interested in your cause and have recently written an article on it, but it is still in its draft form. I want to publish it here soon (on chowk) and /or email it out to the masses. Would it be okay if I use the address and contact details below to spread a little awareness for people who are willing to donate and be active in the cause?
thanks again.

Gibran Bham

When the rights of females are ignored and stomped on by the chauvinistic , iliterate/ literate males of our society, in the name of so called honour, class differences, family differences, i cringe with disgust and the blood pressure rises enough to make my blood boil.

Is there any way to help this poor girl?

Yes, this is an ongoing case. Thanks for your good wishes. I don`t have any illusions that my article will help this couple directly - that is being done through lawyers. The point was only to illustrate what is happening these days, to build some kind of pressure. Along those lines, please see email below by US based doctor Zafar Iqbal, and contact him directly if you want. best, beena

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:41:32 -0500
From: ``Zaffar Iqbal`` Subject:
[ANAA-NEWS-L] (38/75) ADV. Resisiting ``HONOR
KILLING`` in Pakistan
To: ANAA-NEWS-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU

Dear All,
Please contribute whatever is dispensible. It is not ``how much`` you contribute but your
willingness to support the cause - ``to resist honor Killing``. We have set ourselves
a target of 75 people willing to donate ``their name`` for the advertisement in Pk newspapers. Following these comments is the request ``why`` the adv, cost of the adv
and then a details on ``Honor Killing`` Please circulate to all of your friends and
listservers you are a part of to get 75 people.
Regards-Zafar

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From Amna Buttar:

Please send your donation payable to: ANAA/DIP
at the address of
Amna Buttar,
6315 Green Leaves Road, Indianapolis, IN 46220.
Reply for adding your name: abbuttar@aol.com
All Donations are tax deductible, as DIP is a 501
c(3).

Amna Buttar

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Dear friends and colleagues,
After a long time, there is finally a glimmer of hope that a bill, which upholds the values of a humane society and denounces the so-called ``honor -killings``, will be debated in the Pakistan Parliament. There is tremendous opposition to the bill from the feudals and the MMA, who are cloaking their argument in the wraps of ``tribal customs``. The MMA has even gone so far as to say that the introduction of a bill denouncing ``karo-kari`` will encourage young girls to run away from home!!!! The whole bill is being renounced by the mullahs as being un-Islamic! Needless to say, honor-killings have nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with subjugation of the common man, especially women and minorities,
in Pakistan. All of us live in a free society in the US. We enjoy the many freedoms we have here. It is our moral duty to support any movement in Pakistan that will create circumstances for a just society there. We must wish the same for the Pakistanis as we do for ourselves here in the USA. Some of us have resolved to show our concern by
advertizing in a Pakistani Newspaper, supporting all efforts to denounce ``Karo-Kari``.Please join the effort Please reply to this email and put your comment if you support the advertisement.
Following have agreed to contribute for the advertisement:

1. Nadeem Kazi.
2. Amna Buttar.
3. Nuzhat Ahmed.
4. Zaffar Iqbal
5. Naseem Shehkhani.
6. Ghazala kazi
7. Rizwan Naeem
8. Shahid Sheikh
9. Faisal Cheema
10. Aisha Bajwa
11. Umair Iqbal
12. Asad Ansari
13. Shahid Latif
14. Ronda Morton
15. Shakeel Ahmed
16. Zahid Asghar
17. Jaseem Pasha
18. Mustahsan Ali Khan
19. Shahnaz Khan
20. Shaheen Mian
21. Jyoti Hansa
22. Salman Hameed
23. Huma and Syed Asif Alam
24. Bruce Grau
25. Khalil Khatri
26. Farid Qazi
27. Aisha Zafar
28. Munir Ahmad
29. Shakeel Kouser
30. Naveed Iqbal
31. Farooq Mirza
32. Jennifer Mendez
33. Shauna Singh Baldwin
34. Mohammad Raza Khan
35. Kimat Khatak
36. Iqbal Jangda
37. Tanvir Imam
38. Arshad Saeed
We will continue the count till we get to the total of about $6000 needed to get a prominent
space in leading Pakistani Newspaper. More than money, involvement of as many
individuals as possible is important. Every cent counts, as it carries a name of an individual
who cares. No donation is small, none too big. Please mention the amount you can spare for this adv so we can count all cents. Lets keep issues alive in politics and show our support to people working to empower weakest in loving homeland, Pakistan.

Please send your donation to ANAA/DIP at the
address of Amna Buttar,
6315 Green Leaves Road, Indianapolis, IN 46220.

Amna Buttar

Understanding Honour Killing: (Karo Kari) Amnesty Detailed report on Honour Killing:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/pakistan/reports/honour/


Understanding Qisas and Diyat:
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/pakistan/reports/honour/honour-13.html


National commision on lacunae in Qisas and Diyat:
(12/03)
http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/dec2003-daily/04-12
-2003/metro/k2.htm

NCSW recommendations -National commision on Status of Women- declared honour Killing has no link with Islam. It asks that that the application and misuse of Qisas be stopped. (8/04) http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_31-3-2004_pg7_24

Supporting Karo-Kari:

MMA, Jamat-e-Islami vice President Prof Gahfoor:
In his views Honour Killing is part of our religion. An Interesting seminar with MQM,
PPPP and many were participants: (8/04)
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-1-2004_pg7_27

Resisting Karo Kari:

Aitzaz Ahsan, PPPP present ``Criminal Law Bill 2004`` and explains how Qisas and Diyat pardons the person who has murdered in the name of ``honour`` (7/04)
http://www.dawn.com/2004/07/21/top3.htm

Nilofer Bakhtiar,Advisor to Prime Minister on women affairs strangely criticises a bill to repeal Hudood but plans to table a bill against Honour Killing: (8/04)
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-6-2004_pg7_4

Prime minister Shujaat - PML-Q codems Karo Kari (8/04)
http://paknews.com/main.php?id=1&date1=2004-07-18

Heer Ismail Soho, MPA MQM, demands that accused for Karo Kao murder should be tried as ``murdedrers`` and punished, if convicted, for 25 yrs.(10/03)
http://www.rghr.net/mainfile.php/0547/640/

Amnesty urges Pres. Musharraf to act to end Honor Killing:
http://web.amnestydex/ENGASA330171999

Musharraf on Karo Kari:

Musharraf condemns the practice of Karo-Kari.
http://quickstart.clari.net/voa/art/gx/748094A6-C2C8-42F9-93056F00B26A81D2.html

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is this ongoing? if so, are you hoping to help aasiyah - by writing on chowk???
alas, this is pakistan where what goes on in a man`s home stays there, people are unwilling to interfere in someone else`s business - even if it is incorrect. i wish you and aasiyah the best of luck.