Souads New Life Essay

Sharing the experiences of one's life is one of the best ways to educate others on any given topic. Passing on the encounters of a person's life can help give people the perspective needed to understand a topic such as honor killings. As Souads new life begins in switzerland she is finally able to become emotionally stable to the point where she is able to talk about her tragic incident that occurred many years ago in a far away country. Jacqueline her savior from the west bank enlists her to speak to SURGIR a foundation that works with women who are subjected to criminal traditions around the world.

In speaking of her experiences Souad is helping to protect the human rights of women in countries where honor killings are taking place. Creating an awareness of the issue of honor killings is a tough task as many girls do not survive let alone to tell their story. Speaking out is also a dangerous event as they are still not free from being killed. “Most people don’t know about it, quite simply because survivors are few in the world. And because, for their safety, they should not go public.” (Souad 192) It is a
A Girl in the River an Oscar nominated documentary stars Saba Qaiser a girl who, much similar to Souad, fell in love against her family’s wishes and was almost killed. “Her odyssey began when she fell in love against her family’s wishes and ran off to marry her boyfriend. Hours after the marriage, her father and uncle sweet-talked her into their car and took her to a spot along a riverbank to murder her for her defiance — an “honor killing.”” (Kristof) In Pakistan much similar to in Burned Alive in the West Bank many of the killers get away without being prosecuted. The documentary may bring about change in Saba’s country as the Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged to change the law’s regarding honor