Comments on: When the Story Hurts too Much: Fakhra Younas’ Life and Memoir https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/ Sun, 17 Jun 2012 20:57:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2163 Mon, 28 May 2012 16:20:05 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2163 In reply to Smita Jagdale.

Smita, Thank you very much for your comment here. It sounds like you are very informed about the situation. As I read everything I can on the topic, I realize nothing short of an ongoing national campaign to reshape the culture, like I’ve seen in Taiwan and China to support male-female equality, and 1 child only in China, and 2 only (back in the late 1970s) for Taiwan. Big signs. TV ads. Radio spots. That’s just what I noticed, probably there were shows and articles and interviews all in support of it too.

Mondadori is looking for an English publisher for Il volto cancellato. We will be publishing a blog post by Fakhra’s co-author, Elena Doni shortly. She’s prepared to write an update if an English language publisher steps up. – Anora McGaha, Editor

]]> By: Smita Jagdale https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2150 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:44:01 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2150 I am from India, and I know what goes on in that part of Asia. There are a few books written by a few women who have been tortured. Most of the husbands would love to control their wives, and verbal abuse is their strong weapon,saying,” Woman is for feeding and Breeding.” Money, education, power, independence, country, race, language and religion have no bars. The society does not know and friends do not interfere–they are not friends anyway. This disease is multi-factorial and sadly,it has deep roots for generations. Things are changing with a slow pace, as women get educated, develop free spirit,and become self-sufficient.

I hope we get to read the long-awaited book about Fakhra’s story.

]]> By: Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2087 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:20:14 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2087 In reply to Brittany Cooper.

Thank you for your reply and interest. I’ll send you an email with more information. – Anora

]]> By: Brittany Cooper https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2085 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:55:56 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2085 Hello, Fakhra’s story is one that should be available in the English-speaking world. As I am proficient in Italian I would like to offer to work on the translation; does anybody know how I can get in contact with the publishers?
Brittany Cooper

]]> By: Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2072 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:56:36 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2072 News stories continue to get published, keeping Fakhra Younas’ (Fakhra Younus, Fakhra Yunus)memory fresh. Outrage continues.

This 4/16/2012, almost one month after her death.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9207608/Fakhra-Younus.html

]]> By: Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2056 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:33:08 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2056 April 9 – 10, 2012 The story is reported in the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/world/asia/hope-in-pakistan-for-curbing-acid-attacks.html?ref=declanwalsh
By Declan Walsh, with contributions by Gaia Pianigiani and Elisabetta Povoledo from Rome, Italy.

]]> By: Women Writers, Women Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2031 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:59:58 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2031 In reply to Gill Wyatt.

Gill, Thank you for weighing in. The company that published Il Volto Cancellato is Mondadori. Their Twitter handle is @librimondadori. If you feel inspired, send a tweet to them, or simply one saying what you said here with the hashtag #Fakhra. I’ve written to the PR person at Mondadori inquiring this, but so far no response. – Anora

]]> By: Gill Wyatt https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2030 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:57:13 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2030 I am truly staggered that this book is not available in English. I hope it happens soon; this story needs to be told.

]]> By: Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2025 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:29:00 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2025 In reply to Nicole.

Nicole, Thank you for your comment. Here’s the film link.
http://savingfacefilm.com/

]]> By: Nicole https://booksbywomen.org/when-the-story-hurts-too-much-fakhra-younas-life-and-memoir/#comment-2024 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:12:26 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=3768#comment-2024 In reply to Saadia A. Arslanturk.

I fully agree with you Saadia A. Arlanturk. This is such a powerful story and it is hard to think how many more stories exist just like this. Something needs to be done. I was searching for a book on Fakhra Younas and am now very sorry to hear that it is not in English. I think everyone needs to know what is happening to these women. I know that there is a documentary out there and I know it just received an Oscar, but I could not find any links for it.

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