The treatment of women as subhuman can also be seen in the statistics related to acid and kerosene burn victims. Young girls and women between the ag… - Tariq Ali

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The treatment of women as subhuman can also be seen in the statistics related to acid and kerosene burn victims. Young girls and women between the ages of fourteen to twenty-five are the usual target of this particular crime. The aim is to disfigure the face and burn the genital region. The reasons vary from case to case: jealousy, imagined infidelity, economic need to get a new bride and dowry, wives refusing sexual favors, and so on.

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About Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali (born 21 October 1943) is a British-Pakistani Marxist, author, and filmmaker.

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Native Name: طارق علی‎
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