I Should Have Honor
A Memoir of Hope and Pride in Pakistan
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Author Khalida Brohi narrates her memoir, and the listener appreciates her decision to give voice to her unusual story of growing up as a women's rights activist in tribal Pakistan. The strength of her commitment to avenge her cousin's murder at the hands of her own family members underlies the firmness in her voice. Brohi recounts her childhood confusion at being told that girls "going wrong" bring shame on their families. She takes the listener into a world that is very different and into a family that supports the unusual teenager she became. Her loving characterization of her father, a man who invests in her education, and account of how she started an NGO in her village are reminiscent of Malala Yousafzai's story. M.R. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
October 15, 2018
When she was 25, Forbes named Brohi to its 2014 "30 Under 30: Social Entrepreneurs" list for founding Sughar Foundation, which trains and empowers rural Pakistani women. Brohi makes both her authorial and performance debuts as she chronicles her journey from a rural Pakistani village to the international stage. Her activism began in 2002 when a 14-year-old cousin died in an honor killing by her own family for choosing a boy she loved rather than be shackled to the older man to whom she was betrothed as a child. For Brohi, "honor" would have significantly contrasting meaning. Defying tribal expectations, Brohi's father refused to bind her in marriage and instead bestowed the freedom of education: "the day you stop working hard and fail in school, I will be completely dishonored." Encouraged by her parents (a child marriage themselves at age nine for her mother, 13 for her father), Brohi tenaciously goes beyond her community and her country seeking justice and equity for Pakistan's rural women. Her journey is not without conflicts, from misunderstandings with even her beloved father to threats. VERDICT Brohi's earnest, forthright narration should ensure sizable demand. ["Brohi paints a beautiful picture of Pakistan, where family and tradition are important but where the dark side of some traditions can lead to violence": LJ 9/15/18 review of the Random hc.]--Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon, Washington, DC
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