This is not just a blog post it’s a cry for help.This is Hania’s story. |AS Your Voice |
A story of pain, silence, and survival simply because she was born a girl.
They said daughters bring shame. She proved them wrong.”
Now that she has finally shared her truth,
it is our responsibility to become her voice.
Please read her story with your heart… and remember,
there are many Hania’s out there, waiting for someone to
speak up for them.
A few days ago, I received an email.
It said:
“I need to talk to you… it’s important.”
At first, I thought it was just a random message. But the girl kept
writing again and again:
“Please, I need to talk to you.”
I finally agreed. We decided on a place and time to meet.
When we sat down, I started the conversation. She looked at me and said softly,
“I want to share my life story with you.”
I nodded.
“Go ahead… I’m listening.”
Her name is Hania.
Her father’s name is Hamza.
Her husband’s name is Shahmeer.
That day, she sat across from me to tell her story
a story that, perhaps, we all need to hear.
A Daughter in Chains |AS Your Voice |
Hania’s voice was soft, but her words cut deep like a blade straight to the heart.
“I live in a village… a place where old traditions still rule people’s lives.
I have a father… and a brother who is always angry.
I’ve been afraid of his anger all my life.
Here, being born a daughter is considered a sin.
I was just a child… innocent. I studied only till grade 10.
Even though I had excellent grades, they wouldn’t let me study further.
My father and brother would always say:
‘It doesn’t look good for girls to study too much.’
I stayed quiet. What could I have done?
My mother never spoke up either she is a woman too, and here,
women are treated like dust on the floor.
My brother got everything. He was forced to study, pushed to build a future.
Everything he said was right.
Everything I said was wrong.”
The Day Everything Changed
“I was just sixteen when…
One day, there was chaos outside our house.
I was in the kitchen.
I stepped out and saw my father shouting at my brother.
I was shocked — my father had never yelled at him before.
I was still trying to understand what was happening when suddenly the door burst open.
I ran back into the kitchen, my heart pounding.
Whenever my father got angry, he would take it out on me or my mother.
And my brother… he was no different.
Why would he respect my mother when no one ever taught him that women are human beings too
with feelings and dignity?
Father called my mother inside. She came to the kitchen with me.
Neither of us knew that our lives were about to change forever.
A few minutes later, some men came into our house. Big, heavy men. They said:
‘Come on, Shah Sahab wants to see you.’
My father looked at my brother. My brother tried to run, but the men grabbed him.
‘Walk quietly,’ they said, ‘or you won’t leave this place alive.’
My mother and I just stood there, frozen.
We didn’t know what was happening only that my brother had done something terrible.
Then, the street outside went quiet.
And deep down, I felt it… something was about to go terribly wrong.”
The Bargain |AS Your Voice |
“A little while later, two girls from our neighborhood came running in.
They said, ‘Your brother harassed the Shah family’s daughter. Her brother caught him.
When he tried to confront him, your brother beat him with a stick.
Now the Shah family will never forgive this.’
My mother started crying:
‘What will happen now? He’s my only son…’
Then, the door opened again.
My father walked in, looked straight at me, and said:
‘Get ready.’
My mother asked:
‘Why?’
And then he said the words that broke me:
‘The Shahs have agreed to spare your brother’s life.
In return, you will go to their house. That’s the deal. Everything ends today.’
My mother screamed:
‘And you agreed to this?!’
My father’s voice roared:
‘Yes! Your brother’s life is being saved, and you should be grateful. It’s your duty to protect him
you’re his sister.’
I froze.
Maybe I was the selfish one.
Maybe my father was right… maybe I should be happy that my brother would live.”
The Sacrifice |AS Your Voice |
“They dragged me away.
I was crying, shaking, but my father… he didn’t even flinch.
And my brother?
He was standing there, laughing.
His name is Inaam but for me, that name will always mean sin.
They made me sit down.
The priest looked at me and said:
‘Do you accept Shahmeer as your husband?’
I didn’t even know who Shahmeer was. I had never seen his face.
Then my father — the man who had never once placed his hand on my head
put his hand there, and I just lowered my eyes and whispered:
‘I accept.’
That was it.
My life was signed away that day.
I was sacrificed for my brother’s sin.”
Hania stopped talking, her voice trembling.
But her story doesn’t end here.
What happened after that forced marriage that revenge marriage is
even more heartbreaking.
And it needs to be told.
I will share that with you in Part 2 of her story. stay with us
“Share this story because somewhere, another Hania is waiting for someone to speak for her.”
Why This Matters |AS Your Voice |
Hania’s story isn’t just hers.
It belongs to countless women who are silenced, traded, or punished
for crimes they never committed.
It’s time we stop turning away.
It’s time we become their voice.
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