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Originally Posted by jaxie
https://youtu.be/Gk2OcKVu8qU
This has been on tv before but I watched it for the first time the other day and found it really shocking. It's about one particular girl who was shot and thrown in the river by her father and uncle as an honour killing and highlights honour attacks and how they often get away with it through 'forgivemess'.
I thought others might be interested in watching and discussing it so have posted the utube.
There is also a news link about the story.
I found the father at the end quite shocking with his little sanctimonious speech about how he did the right thing. Such a horrible betrayal.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...car-nomination
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I saw this documentary last year and posted about it on here at the time. I didn’t see it this time though but can remember it clearly and found it both moving and shocking. The treatment of women in this and similar cultures says far more about the men than the women and is beyond disgusting. I could not believe a man could treat his own daughter like that. That young woman was worth more than him and all the men in the country who think like that and had more courage than each and every one of them.
I admired her courage and how she got on with her life. She didn’t allow it to shape her future and stop her being happy. She put all those ignorant poor excuses for men to shame.