'After years working as an activist and gaining increasing recognition for her efforts, Ismail became an “enemy of the state.”
We covered Gulalai Ismail’s story a few weeks ago, when her whereabouts remained unknown. Now, after months of evading the Pakistani government with the help of an underground network, the feminist activist is living in the U.S. The New York Times reports that she’s currently staying in Brooklyn with her brothers and sister as she begins the application process for asylum.
ADVERTISEMENT The ordeal began months ago: a friend called Ismail in May to alert her the government planned to raid her home that day, and she’d have to leave immediately. “It was one of those moments you don’t have time to feel...You don’t have time to be frightened, you don’t have time to be brave, you just have to act,” Ismail told The Times.
But phrases like ‘inciting rebellion’ serve as a guise for what is believed to be the government’s primary concern: Ismail’s critiques of the military. She revealed that members of the military sexually assaulted Pakistani women, and she protested the human rights abuses inflicted on Pakistan’s Pashtun population.
Currently, Ismail is considering becoming a lawyer. She has also launched a project designed to support women in conflict zones, Voices for Peace and Democracy.
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