AdvertisementIn Pakistan's Heartland, A 'Perfect Storm Of Obstacles' To Protecting WomenJuly 27, 2016Philip ReevesfacebookEmailMukhtar Mai advocates against honor killings and runs a women's shelter and a school for girls in southern Punjab. In 2002, Mai was gang-raped as punishment when her 12-year-old brother was accused of dishonoring another family. (NPR)