Nana's Death

Nana's Death

Mother of a fifteen yr. old girl commits
suicide:

In the spring of 1974, Nana was found dead Mariam, 40, was given the death sentence,
in a small village on the outskirts of Herat. after admitting that she killed her husband,
Nana lives with her daughter, Mariam.
Rasheed. Her trial lasted less than fifteen
For Mariam's fifteenth birthday, she left minutes. "Something tells me you are not
without permission from her mother to go a wicked woman, hamshira. But you have
see his father, Jalil Khan who lives in Herat. done a wicked thing. And you must pay
When Mariam gets to Jalil's house, his
for this thing you have done. Shari'a
chauffeur tells him that Jalil is not home
is not vague on this matter. It says I
but Mariam insisted and stayed the night must send you where I will soon join you
at his front porch. The next day, “I was
myself.” the judge said. Mariam said that
instructed to take Mariam home...”,the she killed Rasheed because if she didnt,
chauffeur stated. “...when we got to the Laila, Rasheed's other wife, would have
kolba, it was too late”. Fifteen yr.old
been strangled to death. She payed for
Mariam is now staying with her father, Jalil her actions in Ghazi Stadium with all eyes
Khan in Herat.
on her, after ten days of being in Walayat
women's prison.

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Nana's Death

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