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Mukhtar Mai, 33, stands with her nephew, Yaqoub Ahmad, 4, outside her home, which has an outer perimeter guarded by police, Meerwala, Pakistan, April 27, 2005. Mai, has not yet had children of her own, just a marriage that lasted three months. Mai, went against the Pakistani tradition of committing suicide when she brought charges against the men who gang raped her nearly three years ago. With money from the ruling she opened two schools, one for girls, the other for boys. Mai cited that education is the only thing that will stop such acts from happening.

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Mukhtar Mai, 33, stands with her nephew, Yaqoub Ahmad, 4, outside her home, which has an outer perimeter guarded by police, Meerwala, Pakistan, April 27, 2005. Mai, has not yet had children of her own, just a marriage that lasted three months. Mai, went against the Pakistani tradition of committing suicide when she brought charges against the men who gang raped her nearly three years ago. With money from the ruling she opened two schools, one for girls, the other for boys. Mai cited that education is the only thing that will stop such acts from happening.