Khalida Brohi: How I work to protect women from honor killings

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:12
While preparing for my talk
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฆืื” ืฉืœื™
00:15
I was reflecting on my life and trying to figure out
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
00:19
where exactly was that moment when my journey began.
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ืื™ืคื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ื”ื—ืœ.
00:24
A long time passed by, and I simply couldn't figure out
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืขื‘ืจ, ื•ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื–ื›ืจ
00:26
the beginning or the middle or the end of my story.
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™.
00:29
I always used to think that my beginning
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœื™
00:31
was one afternoon in my community when my mother had told me
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืื—ืจ ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื›ืฉืื™ืžื™ ืืžืจื” ืœื™
00:35
that I had escaped three arranged marriages by the time I was two.
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ืฉื”ืชื—ืžืงืชื™ ืžืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ืžืื•ืจื’ื ื™ื ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.
00:40
Or one evening when electricity had failed for eight hours in our community,
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ืื• ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“ ื›ืฉื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉืขื•ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™,
00:44
and my dad sat, surrounded by all of us,
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ื•ืื‘ื™ ื™ืฉื‘, ืžื•ืงืฃ ื‘ื›ื•ืœื ื•,
00:46
telling us stories of when he was a little kid struggling to go to school
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ื•ืกื™ืคืจ ืœื ื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ื™ื” ื™ืœื“ ื•ื ืื‘ืง ืœืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ
00:50
while his father, who was a farmer, wanted him to work in the fields with him.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื‘ื™ื•, ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ืงืœืื™, ืจืฆื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ืื™ืชื•.
00:54
Or that dark night when I was 16
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ืื• ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื”ืืคืœ ื”ื”ื•ื ื›ืฉื”ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 16
00:57
when three little kids had come to me and they whispered in my ear
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ื›ืฉืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื‘ืื• ืืœื™ ื•ืœื—ืฉื• ื‘ืื•ื–ื ื™
01:02
that my friend was murdered in something called the honor killings.
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ืฉื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื ืจืฆื—ื” ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืงืจื ืจืฆื— ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
01:08
But then I realized that,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™,
01:10
as much as I know that these moments have contributed on my journey,
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ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืชืจืžื• ืœืžืกืข ืฉืœื™,
01:13
they have influenced my journey
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ื”ื ื”ืฉืคื™ืขื• ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™
01:15
but they have not been the beginning of it,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœื•,
01:17
but the true beginning of my journey was in front of a mud house
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ืืš ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืกืข ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื•ืฅ
01:22
in upper Sindh of Pakistan,
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ื‘ืกื™ื ื“ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ,
01:24
where my father held the hand of my 14-year-old mother
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ืฉื ืื‘ื™ ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™ ื‘ืช ื” 14
01:27
and they decided to walk out of the village
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ื›ืคืจ
01:29
to go to a town where they could send their kids to school.
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ืœืœื›ืช ืœืขื™ืจ ื‘ื” ื”ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
01:32
In a way, I feel like my life
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžืช, ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื—ื™ื™
01:35
is kind of a result of some wise choices and decisions they've made.
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ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœ ื›ืžื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื—ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืขืฉื•.
01:40
And just like that, another of their decisions
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ื•ืžืžืฉ ื›ื›ื”, ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉืœื”ื
01:43
was to keep me and my siblings connected to our roots.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœื™ ื•ืขืœ ืื—ื™ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
01:46
While we were living in a community I fondly remember as called Ribabad,
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ื›ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ื‘ื—ื™ื‘ื” ืฉื ืงืจืื” ืจื™ื‘ื‘ื“,
01:51
which means community of the poor,
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ืฉืžืฉืžืขื• ืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื,
01:53
my dad made sure that we also had a house in our rural homeland.
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ืื‘ื™ ื“ืื’ ืฉื’ื ืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืžื•ืœื“ืชื ื• ื”ื›ืคืจื™ืช.
01:57
I come from an indigenous tribe in the mountains of Balochistan
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžืฉื‘ื˜ ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ ื‘ืœื•ื›ื™ืกื˜ืŸ
02:00
called Brahui.
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ืฉื ืงืจื ื‘ืจื”ื•ื™.
02:02
Brahui, or Brohi, means mountain dweller, and it is also my language.
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ื‘ืจื”ื•ื™ ืื• ื‘ืจื•ื”ื™, ืžืฉืžืขื• ืฉื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืจื™ื, ื•ื–ื• ื’ื ื”ืฉืคื” ืฉืœื™.
02:07
Thanks to my father's very strict rules about connecting to our customs,
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ืชื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืžืื•ื“ ืงืฉื•ื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืงืฉืจ ืœืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
02:11
I had to live a beautiful life of songs, cultures, traditions, stories, mountains,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื™ืคื™ืคื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจื™ื, ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช, ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ื”ืจื™ื,
02:17
and a lot of sheep.
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื‘ืฉื™ื.
02:19
But then, living in two extremes
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ืื‘ืœ ืื–, ื›ืฉื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื
02:22
between the traditions of my culture, of my village,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื™, ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืคืจ ืฉืœื™,
02:26
and then modern education in my school wasn't easy.
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ื•ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื‘ื–ืžื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ.
02:29
I was aware that I was the only girl who got to have such freedom,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื” ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื›ื–ื•,
02:34
and I was guilty of it.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืฉืžื” ื‘ื–ื”.
02:36
While going to school in Karachi and Hyderabad,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืงืจืืฆ'ื™ ื•ื”ื™ื“ืจื‘ืื“,
02:40
a lot of my cousins and childhood friends were getting married off,
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ืชื—ืชื ื•,
02:44
some to older men, some in exchange,
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ื›ืžื” ืขื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ื›ืžื” ื‘ื—ื™ืœื•ืคื™ืŸ,
02:46
some even as second wives.
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ื›ืžื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
02:49
I got to see the beautiful tradition and its magic fade in front of me
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช ื”ื™ืคื™ืคื™ื” ื•ืืช ื”ืงืกื ืฉืœื” ื ืžื•ื’ ืžื•ืœื™
02:54
when I saw that the birth of a girl child was celebrated with sadness,
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ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื™ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ืœื•ื•ืชื” ื‘ืฆืขืจ,
02:59
when women were told to have patience as their main virtue.
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ื›ืฉื ืืžืจ ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช.
03:04
Up until I was 16,
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 16,
03:06
I healed my sadness by crying,
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ืจื™ืคืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆืขืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื‘ื›ื™,
03:09
mostly at nights when everyone would sleep
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ืฉื ื•
03:11
and I would sob in my pillow,
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชื™ื™ืคื—ืช ื‘ื›ืจื™ืช,
03:13
until that one night when I found out my friend was killed
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ืขื“ ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื”ื•ื ื›ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื ืจืฆื—ื”
03:17
in the name of honor.
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ืœืฉื ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
03:20
Honor killings is a custom
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ื”ืจื’ ืœืฉื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ื•ื ืžื ื”ื’
03:23
where men and women are suspected of having relationships
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ื‘ื• ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื—ืฉื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื—ืกื™ื
03:26
before or outside of the marriage,
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ืœืคื ื™ ืื• ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื,
03:27
and they're killed by their family for it.
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ื•ื”ื ื ืจืฆื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืฉืœ ื›ืš.
03:29
Usually the killer is the brother or father or the uncle in the family.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื”ืจื•ืฆื— ื”ื•ื ื”ืื— ืื• ื”ืื‘ ืื• ื”ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
03:34
The U.N. reports there are about 1,000 honor murders every year in Pakistan,
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ื”ืื•"ื ืžื“ื•ื•ื— ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืจืš 1,000 ืจืฆื™ื—ื•ืช ืœืฉื ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ,
03:39
and these are only the reported cases.
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ื•ืืœื• ืจืง ื”ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ืžื“ื•ื•ื—ื™ื.
03:41
A custom that kills did not make any sense to me,
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ืžื ื”ื’ ืฉื”ื•ืจื’ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™,
03:45
and I knew I had to do something about it this time.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
03:47
I was not going to cry myself to sleep.
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ืœื ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืขื“ ืฉืืจื“ื.
03:50
I was going to do something, anything, to stop it.
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ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•, ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื”.
03:52
I was 16 -- I started writing poetry
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 16 -- ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื™ืจื”
03:54
and going door to door telling everybody about honor killings
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ื•ืœืœื›ืช ืžื“ืœืช ืœื“ืœืช ื•ืœืกืคืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืจืฆื— ืœืฉื ื›ื‘ื•ื“
03:57
and why it happens, why it should be stopped,
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ื•ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื”, ืœื ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง,
04:00
and raising awareness about it
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ื•ื”ืขืœืืช ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœื–ื”
04:01
until I actually found a much, much better way to handle this issue.
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ืขื“ ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืฆืืชื™ ื“ืจืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื.
04:06
In those days, we were living in a very small, one-roomed house in Karachi.
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื”ื, ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืžืžืฉ ืงื˜ืŸ ืขื ื—ื“ืจ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืงืจืืฆ'ื™.
04:13
Every year, during the monsoon seasons, our house would flood up with water --
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ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืขื•ื ืช ื”ืžื•ื ืกื•ืŸ, ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฆืฃ ื‘ืžื™ื --
04:17
rainwater and sewage --
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ืžื™ื ื’ืฉื ื•ื‘ื™ื•ื‘ --
04:19
and my mom and dad would be taking the water out.
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ื•ืื™ืžื™ ื•ืื‘ื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”.
04:22
In those days, my dad brought home a huge machine, a computer.
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื”ื, ืื‘ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืžื›ื•ื ื” ืขืฆื•ืžื”, ืžื—ืฉื‘.
04:27
It was so big it looked as if it was going to take up half of the only room we had,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ื™ืชืคื•ืก ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื ื•.
04:32
and had so many pieces and wires that needed to be connected.
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ืœื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ืœืงื™ื ื•ื—ื•ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื.
04:35
But it was still the most exciting thing
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžืจื’ืฉื™ื
04:37
that has ever happened to me and my sisters.
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ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ืงืจื• ืœื™ ื•ืœืื—ื™ื•ืชื™.
04:40
My oldest brother Ali got to be in charge of taking care of the computer,
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ืื—ื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœื™ ื–ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืžื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘,
04:44
and all of us were given 10 to 15 minutes every day to use it.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ 10 ืœ 15 ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื•.
04:48
Being the oldest of eight kids,
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ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืชื•ืš ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
04:51
I got to use it the last,
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ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
04:54
and that was after I had washed the dishes,
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืจื—ืฆืชื™ ืืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื,
04:57
cleaned the house, made dinner with my mom,
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ื ื™ืงื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช, ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ืขื ืื™ืžื™,
04:59
and put blankets on the floor for everyone to sleep,
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ื•ืฉืžืชื™ ืฉืžื™ื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืคื” ืœืฉื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื,
05:02
and after that, I would run to the computer,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื”, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจืฆื” ืœืžื—ืฉื‘,
05:04
connect it to the Internet,
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ืžืชื—ื‘ืจืช ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜,
05:06
and have pure joy and wonder for 10 to 15 minutes.
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ื•ื–ื•ื›ื” ื‘ืื•ืฉืจ ื˜ื”ื•ืจ ืœ 10 ืขื“ 15 ื“ืงื•ืช.
05:12
In those days, I had discovered a website called Joogle.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื, ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืชืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ื’'ื•ื’ืœ.
05:16
[Google] (Laughter)
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(ื’ื•ื’ืœ)(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:19
In my frantic wish to do something about this custom,
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื•ืืฉ ืฉืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืžื ื”ื’ ื”ื–ื”,
05:23
I made use of Google and discovered Facebook,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ ื•ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง,
05:26
a website where people can connect to anyone around the world,
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ืืชืจ ื‘ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื,
05:31
and so, from my very tiny, cement-roofed room in Karachi,
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ื•ื›ืš, ืžื—ื“ืจื™ ื‘ืขืœ ืชืงืจืช ื”ื‘ื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืงืจืืฆ'ื™,
05:35
I connected with people in the U.K., the U.S., Australia and Canada,
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ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ื”, ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช, ื‘ืื•ืกื˜ืจืœื™ื” ื•ื‘ืงื ื“ื”,
05:38
and created a campaign called
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ื•ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ืงืจื
05:41
WAKE UP Campaign against Honor Killings.
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ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื• ื ื’ื“ ืจืฆื— ืœืฉื ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
05:44
It became enormous in just a few months.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืคืš ืœืขื ืง ืชื•ืš ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื.
05:47
I got a lot of support from all around the world.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
05:49
Media was connecting to us.
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืืœื™ื ื•.
05:51
A lot of people were reaching out trying to raise awareness with us.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืคื ื• ื•ื ื™ืกื• ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืื™ืชื ื•.
05:54
It became so big that it went from online to the streets of my hometown,
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ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืžื”ืจืฉืช ืœืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืขื™ืจื™,
05:59
where we would do rallies and strikes
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ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืขืฆืจื•ืช ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืชื•ืช
06:01
trying to change the policies in Pakistan for women's support.
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ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื ืฉื™ื.
06:05
And while I thought everything was perfect,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉืœื,
06:08
my team -- which was basically my friends and neighbors at that time --
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ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ -- ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ --
06:12
thought everything was going so well,
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ื—ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื”ื•ืœืš ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘,
06:14
we had no idea a big opposition was coming to us.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉืื•ืคื•ื–ื™ืฆื™ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ืชืงืจื‘ื” ืืœื™ื ื•.
06:20
My community stood up against us,
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ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืขืžื“ื” ืžื•ืœื ื•,
06:22
saying we were spreading un-Islamic behavior.
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ื•ืืžืจื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืคื™ืฆื™ื ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืœื ืื™ืกืœืžื™ืช.
06:25
We were challenging centuries-old customs in those communities.
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ืื™ืชื’ืจื ื• ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื•.
06:30
I remember my father receiving anonymous letters
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ืื‘ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ื™ื
06:33
saying, "Your daughter is spreading Western culture
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ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœืš ืžืคื™ืฆื” ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืขืจื‘ื™ืช
06:36
in the honorable societies."
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช."
06:38
Our car was stoned at one point.
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ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื ืจื’ืžื” ื‘ืื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžืช.
06:40
One day I went to the office and found our metal signboard
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืœื˜ ื”ืžืชื›ืชื™ ืฉืœื ื•
06:44
wrinkled and broken as if a lot of people had been hitting it with something heavy.
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ืžืงื•ืžื˜ ื•ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื‘ื˜ื• ื‘ื• ืขื ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื‘ื“.
06:49
Things got so bad that I had to hide myself in many ways.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืขืฉื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.
06:53
I would put up the windows of the car,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืจื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช,
06:56
veil my face, not speak while I was in public,
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ืฉืžื” ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืคื ื™ื, ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ื‘ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
07:00
but eventually situations got worse when my life was threatened,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ื ืขืฉื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื›ืฉืื™ื™ืžื• ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ ืื‘ื™,
07:04
and I had to leave, back to Karachi, and our actions stopped.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืขื–ื•ื‘, ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืงืจืืฆื™', ื•ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื ืคืกืงื•.
07:09
Back in Karachi, as an 18-year-old,
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ื—ื–ืจื” ื‘ืงืจืืฆื™', ื›ื‘ืช 18,
07:13
I thought this was the biggest failure of my entire life.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
07:18
I was devastated.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื•ืกื”.
07:20
As a teenager, I was blaming myself for everything that happened.
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ื›ื‘ืช ืขืฉืจื”, ื”ืืฉืžืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”.
07:23
And it turns out, when we started reflecting,
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ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจ, ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื”,
07:25
we did realize that it was actually me and my team's fault.
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ื”ื‘ื ื• ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืืฉืžืชื™ ื•ืืฉืžืช ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
07:31
There were two big reasons why our campaign had failed big time.
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ื”ื™ื• ืฉืชื™ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื ื›ืฉืœ ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
07:36
One of those, the first reason,
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ, ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
07:39
is we were standing against core values of people.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืขืžื“ื ื• ืžื•ืœ ืขืจื›ื™ื ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
07:42
We were saying no to something that was very important to them,
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ืืžืจื ื• ืœื ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ื,
07:46
challenging their code of honor,
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ืื™ืชื’ืจื ื• ืืช ืงื•ื“ ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉืœื”ื,
07:48
and hurting them deeply in the process.
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ื•ืคื’ืขื ื• ื‘ื”ื ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš.
07:51
And number two, which was very important for me to learn,
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ื•ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืชื™ื™ื, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“,
07:53
and amazing, and surprising for me to learn,
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ื•ืžื“ื”ื™ื, ื•ืžืคืชื™ืข, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“,
07:55
was that we were not including the true heroes
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœื ื›ืœืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื
07:59
who should be fighting for themselves.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื.
08:01
The women in the villages had no idea we were fighting for them in the streets.
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ืœื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืคืจื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉื ืœืžื ื• ืขื‘ื•ืจืŸ ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
08:05
Every time I would go back,
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ื›ืœ ืคืขื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจืช,
08:06
I would find my cousins and friends with scarves on their faces,
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ื•ืžื•ืฆืืช ืืช ื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขื ืฆืขื™ืคื™ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื”ืŸ.
08:09
and I would ask, "What happened?"
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ืืœืช, "ืžื” ืงืจื”?"
08:11
And they'd be like, "Our husbands beat us."
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ื›ืื™ืœื•, "ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื›ื• ืื•ืชื ื•."
08:13
But we are working in the streets for you!
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ืŸ!
08:16
We are changing the policies.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช.
08:18
How is that not impacting their life?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื›ืŸ?
08:21
So then we found out something which was very amazing for us.
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ืื– ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ื•.
08:26
The policies of a country
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื”
08:28
do not necessarily always affect the tribal and rural communities.
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ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืฉืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื›ืคืจื™ื•ืช.
08:33
It was devastating -- like, oh, we can't actually do something about this?
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื•ืจืก --- ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื–ื”?
08:37
And we found out there's a huge gap
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ื•ื’ื™ืœื™ื ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืคืขืจ ืขืฆื•ื
08:40
when it comes to official policies and the real truth on the ground.
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ื›ืฉื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืจืฉืžื™ืช ื•ื”ืืžืช ืขืœ ื”ืงืจืงืข.
08:44
So this time, we were like, we are going to do something different.
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ืื– ื”ืคืขื, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืขืฉื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื”.
08:47
We are going to use strategy,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื”,
08:49
and we are going to go back and apologize.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื—ื–ื•ืจ ื•ื ืชื ืฆืœ.
08:52
Yes, apologize.
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ื›ืŸ, ื ืชื ืฆืœ.
08:54
We went back to the communities
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ื—ื–ืจื ื• ืœืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช
08:55
and we said we are very ashamed of what we did.
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ื•ืืžืจื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื•.
08:59
We are here to apologize, and in fact, we are here to make it up to you.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื ืฆืœ, ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคืฆื•ืช ืืชื›ื.
09:03
How do we do that?
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ืื™ืš ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”?
09:05
We are going to promote three of your main cultures.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืงื“ื ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื”ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
09:08
We know that it's music, language, and embroidery.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”, ืฉืคื”, ื•ืจืงืžื”.
09:11
Nobody believed us.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืœื ื•.
09:13
Nobody wanted to work with us.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืจืฆื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืชื ื•.
09:16
It took a lot of convincing and discussions with these communities
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ื–ื” ืœืงื— ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉื›ื ื•ืขื™ื ื•ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืขื ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
09:19
until they agreed that we are going to promote their language
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื• ืฉื ืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืฉืคื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ
09:23
by making a booklet of their stories, fables and old tales in the tribe,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืกืคืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื, ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช ื•ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืขืชื™ืงื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื˜,
09:27
and we would promote their music
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ื•ื ืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื”ื
09:30
by making a CD of the songs from the tribe, and some drumbeating.
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ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื“ื™ืกืง ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื‘ื˜, ื•ืชื™ืคื•ืฃ.
09:36
And the third, which was my favorite,
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ื•ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™, ืฉื”ื™ื” ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™,
09:38
was we would promote their embroidery by making a center in the village
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืจืงืžื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืงืžืช ืžืจื›ื– ื‘ื›ืคืจ
09:42
where women would come every day to make embroidery.
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ืืœื™ื• ื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื‘ื•ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ืœืจืงื•ื.
09:46
And so it began.
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ื•ื›ืš ื–ื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ.
09:48
We worked with one village, and we started our first center.
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ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ืขื ื›ืคืจ ืื—ื“, ื•ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
09:52
It was a beautiful day.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื ื ืคืœื.
09:54
We started the center.
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืจื›ื–.
09:55
Women were coming to make embroidery,
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ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื• ืœืจืงื•ื,
09:57
and going through a life-changing process of education,
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ื•ืขื‘ืจื• ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืžืฉื ื” ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš,
10:01
learning about their rights, what Islam says about their rights,
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ืœืžื™ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ, ืžื” ื”ืื™ืกืœืื ืื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
10:04
and enterprise development, how they can create money,
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ื•ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืขื™ืกืงื™, ืื™ืš ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืกืฃ,
10:07
and then how they can create money from money,
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ื•ืื– ืื™ืš ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ืกืฃ ืžื›ืกืฃ,
10:09
how they can fight the customs that have been destroying their lives
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ืื™ืœ ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ืฉื”ืจืกื• ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ
10:13
from so many centuries,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื,
10:14
because in Islam, in reality,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ืืกืœืื, ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช,
10:16
women are supposed to be shoulder to shoulder with men.
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ื ืฉื™ื ืืžื•ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืชืฃ ืืœ ื›ืชืฃ ืขื ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:20
Women have so much status that we have not been hearing,
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ืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก ืฉืœื ืฉืžืขื ื• ืขืœื™ื•,
10:24
that they have not been hearing,
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ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื ืฉืžืขื• ืขืœื™ื•,
10:25
and we needed to tell them that they need to know
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื”ืŸ ืฉื”ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื“ืขืช
10:28
where their rights are and how to take them by themselves,
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ืื™ืคื” ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืื™ืš ืœืงื—ืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ืขืฆืžืŸ,
10:31
because they can do it and we can't.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื.
10:34
So this was the model which actually came out -- very amazing.
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืœ ื‘ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ื™ืฆืื ื• -- ืžืžืฉ ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
10:36
Through embroidery we were promoting their traditions.
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ื“ืจืš ืจืงืžื” ืงื™ื“ืžื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
10:39
We went into the village. We would mobilize the community.
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ื ื›ื ืกื ื• ืœื›ืคืจ. ื”ื ืขื ื• ืืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
10:42
We would make a center inside where 30 women will come
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืงื™ืžื™ื ืžืจื›ื– ื‘ื• 30 ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื•
10:45
for six months to learn about value addition of traditional embroidery,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื•ืกืคืช ืขืจืš ืœืจืงืžื” ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ืช,
10:49
enterprise development, life skills and basic education,
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ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืขืกืงื™, ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื‘ืกื™ืกื™,
10:53
and about their rights and how to say no to those customs
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื•ืื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื ืœืžื ื”ื’ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
10:56
and how to stand as leaders for themselves and the society.
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ื•ืื™ืš ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื›ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ืœืขืฆืžืŸ ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”.
10:59
After six months, we would connect these women to loans and to markets
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืœื”ืœื•ื•ืื•ืช ื•ืœืฉื•ื•ืงื™ื
11:04
where they can become local entrepreneurs in their communities.
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ืฉื ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœื™ื–ืžื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ.
11:08
We soon called this project Sughar.
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ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืงืจืื ื• ืœืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ.
11:11
Sughar is a local word used in many, many languages in Pakistan.
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ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ื”ื™ื ืžื™ืœื” ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืคื•ืช ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ.
11:15
It means skilled and confident women.
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ืžืฉืžืขื” ื ืฉื™ื ืžื™ื•ืžื ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช.
11:19
I truly believe, to create women leaders, there's only one thing you have to do:
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืžืืžื™ื ื”, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช, ื™ืฉ ืจืง ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช:
11:24
Just let them know that they have what it takes to be a leader.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชื ื• ืœื”ืŸ ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ืžื” ืฉื“ืจื•ืฉ ืœื”ื ื”ื™ื’.
11:28
These women you see here,
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืคื”,
11:30
they have strong skills and potential to be leaders.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื ื•ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช.
11:34
All we had to do was remove the barriers that surrounded them,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ืฉืžืงื™ืคื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ,
11:37
and that's what we decided to do.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
11:40
But then while we were thinking everything was going well,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื‘ืขื•ื“ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื›ืœ ืžืชื ื”ืœ ื›ืฉื•ืจื”,
11:43
once again everything was fantastic,
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ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืคื ื˜ืกื˜ื™,
11:46
we found our next setback:
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ืžืฆืื ื• ืืช ื”ื ืกื™ื’ื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื ื•:
11:48
A lot of men started seeing the visible changes in their wife.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื ืจืื” ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
11:51
She's speaking more, she's making decisions --
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ื”ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช --
11:53
oh my gosh, she's handling everything in the house.
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ืื™ื• ืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ื”ื™ื ืžื˜ืคืœืช ื‘ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
11:56
They stopped them from coming to the centers,
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ื”ื ืžื ืขื• ืžื”ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืจื›ื–ื™ื,
12:00
and this time, we were like, okay, time for strategy two.
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ื•ื”ืคืขื, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืื•ืงื™ื™, ื–ืžืŸ ืœืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื”.
12:04
We went to the fashion industry in Pakistan
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ื”ืœื›ื ื• ืœืชืขืฉื™ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื”ืคืงื™ืกื˜ื ื™ืช
12:06
and decided to do research about what happens there.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ืฉื.
12:10
Turns out the fashion industry in Pakistan is very strong and growing day by day,
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ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื–ืงื” ื•ื’ื“ืœื” ืžื™ื•ื ืœื™ื•ื,
12:15
but there is less contribution from the tribal areas
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืคื—ื•ืช ืชืจื•ืžื” ืžื”ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื™ื
12:19
and to the tribal areas, especially women.
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ื•ืœืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื™ื, ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื ืฉื™ื.
12:22
So we decided to launch our first ever tribal women's very own fashion brand,
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœื”ืฉื™ืง ืืช ืžื•ืชื’ ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืื™ ืคืขื,
12:26
which is now called Nomads.
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ืฉื ืงืจื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ื•ืžืื“ืก.
12:30
And so women started earning more,
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ื•ื›ืš ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ,
12:32
they started contributing more financially to the house,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืชืจื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช,
12:35
and men had to think again before saying no to them
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ื•ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืžืจื• ืœื”ืŸ ืœื
12:38
when they were coming to the centers.
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ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ื”ืœื›ื• ืœืžืจื›ื–ื™ื,
12:43
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
12:46
Thank you, thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื, ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
12:48
In 2013, we launched our first Sughar Hub instead of a center.
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ื‘ 2013, ื”ืฉืงื ื• ืืช ืžื•ืงื“ ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžืจื›ื–.
12:53
We partnered with TripAdvisor
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ืฉื™ืชืคื ื• ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ื˜ืจื™ืค ืื“ื•ื•ื™ื–ื•ืจ
12:55
and created a cement hall in the middle of a village
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืื•ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื›ืคืจ
12:59
and invited so many other organizations to work over there.
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ื•ื”ื–ืžื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืฉื.
13:03
We created this platform for the nonprofits
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ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืืช ื”ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืœืœื ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืจื•ื•ื—
13:05
so they can touch and work on the other issues
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื ื’ื•ืข ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
13:08
that Sughar is not working on,
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ืฉืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
13:10
which would be an easy place for them to give trainings,
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ืžืื•ื“ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื ืœืชืช ื”ื“ืจื›ื•ืช,
13:14
use it as a farmer school, even as a marketplace,
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ืœื”ืฉืžืชืฉ ื‘ื• ื›ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœืื™ื›ืจื™ื, ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืžืงื•ื ืžืกื—ืจ,
13:16
and anything they want to use it for,
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื•,
13:19
and they have been doing really amazingly.
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ื•ื”ื ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืžืฉ ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”.
13:21
And so far, we have been able to support 900 women
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ื•ืขื“ ื›ื”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ 900 ื ืฉื™ื
13:24
in 24 villages around Pakistan.
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ื‘ 24 ื›ืคืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ.
13:28
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:33
But that's actually not what I want.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœื ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื”.
13:38
My dream is to reach out to one million women in the next 10 years,
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ 10 ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื‘ืื•ืช,
13:43
and to make sure that happens,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื”,
13:45
this year we launched Sughar Foundation in the U.S.
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ื”ืฉื ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื™ืงื™ื ืืช ืงืจืŸ ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
13:48
It is not just going to fund Sughar but many other organizations in Pakistan
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ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื™ืžืžืŸ ืืช ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ืืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ
13:52
to replicate the idea
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื›ืคืœ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ
13:55
and to find even more innovative ways
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ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื ื™ื•ืช
13:57
to unleash the rural women's potential in Pakistan.
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ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืืช ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ืคืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ.
14:01
Thank you so much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
14:03
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
14:06
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื, ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื, ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
14:11
Chris Anderson: Khalida, you are quite the force of nature.
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ื›ืจื™ืก ืื ื“ืจืกื•ืŸ: ื—ืœื™ื“ื”, ืืช ืžืžืฉ ื›ื•ื— ื˜ื‘ืข.
14:14
I mean, this story, in many ways, just seems beyond belief.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืจืื” ืœื ืืžื™ืชื™.
14:18
It's incredible that someone so young could do achieve this much
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ื–ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฆืขื™ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”
14:23
through so much force and ingenuity.
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ื“ืจืš ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื•ื— ื•ื™ื•ื–ืžื”.
14:25
So I guess one question:
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืฉืฉืืœื” ืื—ืช:
14:27
This is a spectacular dream to reach out and empower a million women --
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ื–ื” ื—ืœื•ื ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืชืช ื›ื•ื— ืœืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื --
14:32
how much of the current success depends on you,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ืช ืชืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ืš,
14:35
the force of this magnetic personality?
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ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชืš ื”ืžื’ื ื˜ื™ืช?
14:40
How does it scale?
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื’ื“ืœ?
14:42
Khalida Brohi: I think my job is to give the inspiration out,
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ื—ืœื™ื“ื” ื‘ืจื•ื”ื™: ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืœืชืช ื”ืฉืจืื”,
14:47
give my dream out.
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ืœื—ืœืง ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™.
14:49
I can't teach how to do it, because there are so many different ways.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืœืžื“ ืื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ื.
14:52
We have been experimenting with three ways only.
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ื”ืชื ืกื ื• ืจืง ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื“ืจื›ื™ื.
14:54
There are a hundred different ways to unleash potential in women.
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ื™ืฉ ืžืื•ืช ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื‘ื ืฉื™ื.
14:58
I would just give the inspiration and that's my job.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจืง ื ื•ืชื ืช ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ื–ื• ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
15:01
I will keep doing it. Sughar will still be growing.
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ืื ื™ ืืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”. ืกื•ื’ื”ืืจ ืชืžืฉื™ืš ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ.
15:03
We are planning to reach out to two more villages,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื ื™ ื›ืคืจื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื,
15:06
and soon I believe we will be scaling out of Pakistan
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืจื” ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉื ื’ื“ืœ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืคืงื™ืกื˜ืŸ
15:09
into South Asia and beyond.
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ืœืชื•ืš ื“ืจื•ื ืืกื™ื” ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ.
15:12
CA: I love that when you talked about your team in the talk,
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ื›.ื: ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืื™ืš ืฉื›ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœืš ื‘ื”ืจืฆืื”,
15:15
I mean, you were all 18 at the time.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ื›ื•ืœื›ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื‘ื ื™ 18 ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ.
15:18
What did this team look like?
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ืื™ืš ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื–ื” ื ืจืื”?
15:19
This was school friends, right?
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ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
15:21
KB: Do people here believe that I'm at an age
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ื—.ื‘: ื”ืื ืื ืฉื™ื ืคื” ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ
15:26
where I'm supposed to be a grandmother in my village?
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ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืกื‘ืชื” ื‘ื›ืคืจ ืฉืœื™?
15:29
My mom was married at nine, and I am the oldest woman not married
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ืื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื ืฉื•ืื” ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืชืฉืข, ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืœื ื ืฉื•ืื”
15:35
and not doing anything in my life in my village.
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ื•ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืœื•ื ื›ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื›ืคืจ ืฉืœื™.
15:38
CA: Wait, wait, wait, not doing anything?
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ื›.ื: ื—ื›ื™, ื—ื›ื™, ื—ื›ื™, ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืœื•ื?
15:42
KB: No. CA: You're right.
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ื—.ื‘: ืœื. ื›.ื: ืืช ืฆื•ื“ืงืช.
15:44
KB: People feel sorry for me, a lot of times.
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ื—.ื‘: ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื.
15:47
CA: But how much time are you spending now actually back in Balochistan?
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ื›.ื: ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื” ื–ืžืŸ ืืช ืžื‘ืœื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ื‘ื‘ืœื•ื›ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ?
15:51
KB: I live over there.
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ื—.ื‘: ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉื.
15:53
We live between, still, Karachi and Balochistan.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ืงืจืืฆ'ื™ ื•ื‘ืœื•ื›ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ.
15:56
My siblings are all going to school.
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ื”ืื—ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ.
15:58
I am still the oldest of eight siblings.
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืื—ื™ื.
16:01
CA: But what you're doing is definitely threatening to some people there.
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ื›.ื: ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืช ืขื•ืฉื” ื–ื” ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžืื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื.
16:05
How do you handle safety? Do you feel safe?
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ืื™ืš ืืช ืžื˜ืคืœืช ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ? ืืช ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื”?
16:10
Are there issues there?
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ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื?
16:12
KB: This question has come to me a lot of times before,
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ื—.ื‘: ืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ,
16:16
and I feel like the word "fear" just comes to me and then drops,
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ื•ืื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืคื—ื“" ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืืœื™ ื•ืื– ื ื•ืฉืจืช,
16:22
but there is one fear that I have that is different from that.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืคื—ื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืฉื•ื ื” ืžื–ื”.
16:26
The fear is that if I get killed, what would happen to the people
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ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ืื ื™ ืื”ืจื’, ืžื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœืื ืฉื™ื
16:29
who love me so much?
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ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš?
16:31
My mom waits for me till late at night that I should come home.
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ืื™ืžื™ ืžื—ื›ื” ืœื™ ืขื“ ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ืœื” ืฉืื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”.
16:35
My sisters want to learn so much from me,
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ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืžื ื™,
16:38
and there are many, many girls in my community who want to talk to me
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื™
16:41
and ask me different things,
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ื•ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
16:44
and I recently got engaged. (Laughs)
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ื•ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืชืืจืกืชื™. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
16:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
16:49
CA: Is he here? You've got to stand up.
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ื›.ื: ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืคื”? ืืชื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืขืžื•ื“.
16:52
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืฅ ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
17:00
KB: Escaping arranged marriages, I chose my own husband
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ื—.ื‘: ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื—ื” ืžื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ื ืžืื•ืจื’ื ื™ื, ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ืฉืœื™
17:03
across the world in L.A., a really different world.
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ืžื”ืงืฆื” ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ืœื•ืก ืื ื’'ืœืก, ืขื•ืœื ืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืืžืช.
17:08
I had to fight for a whole year. That's totally a different story.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื” ืฉืœืžื”. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
17:11
But I think that's the only thing that I'm afraid of,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ืช ืžืžื ื•,
17:16
and I don't want my mom to not see anyone when she waits in the night.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืื™ืžื™ ืœื ืชืจืื” ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื—ื›ื” ื‘ืœื™ืœื”.
17:21
CA: So people who want to help you on their way,
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ื›.ื: ืื– ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืš ื‘ื“ืจื›ื,
17:24
they can go on, they can maybe buy some of these clothes
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื•ื, ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ืœืงื ื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
17:27
that you're bringing over
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ืฉืืช ืžื‘ื™ืื”
17:29
that are actually made, the embroidery is done back in Balochistan?
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ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ื ืขืฉื™ื, ื”ืจืงืžื” ื ืขืฉื™ืช ื‘ื‘ืœื•ื›ื™ืกื˜ืืŸ?
17:33
KB: Yeah.
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ื—.ื‘: ื›ืŸ.
17:34
CA: Or they can get involved in the foundation.
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ื›.ื: ืื• ืฉื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืงืจืŸ.
17:36
KB: Definitely. We are looking for as many people as we can,
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ื—.ื‘: ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ,
17:39
because now that the foundation's in the beginning process,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืฉื”ืงืจืŸ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš,
17:43
I am trying to learn a lot about how to operate,
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ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืœืคืขื•ืœ,
17:45
how to get funding or reach out to more organizations,
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ืื™ืš ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื,
17:50
and especially in the e-commerce, which is very new for me.
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ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ, ื‘ืžืกื—ืจ ื”ืžืงื•ื•ืŸ, ืฉืžืื•ื“ ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
17:53
I mean, I am not a fashion person, believe me.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ืื ื™ ืœื ืืฉืช ืื•ืคื ื”, ืชืืžื™ืŸ ืœื™.
17:55
CA: Well, it's been incredible to have you here.
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ื›.ื: ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืœืืจื— ืื•ืชืš ืคื”.
17:58
Please go on being courageous, go on being smart, and please stay safe.
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ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื”, ืชืžืฉื™ื›ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื›ืžื”, ื•ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืชืฉืžืจื™ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš.
18:03
KB: Thank you so much. CA: Thank you, Khalida. (Applause)
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ื—.ื›: ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœืš. ื›.ื: ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืš, ื—ืœื™ื“ื”. (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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