autobiography ranked #3 on the bestseller list in France and movies about her are in the making. She has been praised by dignitaries like Laura Bush and the French foreign minister. In 2009 in the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Mukhtaran was the subject of chapter 4, "Rule by Rape". The book is an exposé about women and gender apartheid. In 2006, Mukhtaran's story was the subject of a documentary called Shame by Mohammed Naqvi, which won multiple awards including the TV Academy Honor (Special Emmy) by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2008 Mukhtaran story was the subject of a documentary by Catherine Ulmer López focusing on the aftermath of the rape especially on Mukhtaran's schools as well as an important look inside Pakistan, "where the impact of Islamic fundamentalism is revealed and how women are fighting its oppressive and violent impact." The documentary was shown at the Starz Denver Festival, the 7th Human Rights Film Festival and the 22nd International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in 2009. In 2014, the chamber opera Thumbprint opened in New York, based on a song cycle that was first performed in 2009. The earlier song cycle was composed by Kamala Sankaram, and Susan Yankowitz helped to transform it into the opera. Sankaram sang the lead role of Mai. Thumbprint made its Los Angeles premiere in June 2017. See also Shazia Khalid Kainat Soomro Islamic feminism Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf Rape in Pakistan References External links Mukhtar Mai's Organisation NGO Mukhtar Mai Women's Organisation Court judgments Text of the Meerwala case judgment - Court case judgements Timelines Mukhtar Mai - history of a rape case - BBC News timeline. Seven Vital Voice Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Sexual abuse victim advocates Category:Proponents of Islamic feminism Category:Pakistani women's rights activists Category:Pakistani Sunni Muslims Category:Pakistani victims of crime Category:People from Muzaffargarh District Category:Punjabi people Category:Rape in Pakistan Category:Pakistani feminists Category:Gang rape Category:Incidents of violence against women Category:Gang rape in Pakistan