Nada Al-Ahdal | Today in Mukalla we launched the hashtag #WeAreAllMarwaAlBeiti. Who is Marwa? Marwa, everyone, is a simple girl

Today in Mukalla we launched the hashtag #WeAreAllMarwaAlBeiti Who is Marwa? Marwa, everyone, is a simple, quiet girl, 22 years old, from my class at high school, married and the mother of young children. Today we were shocked to learn that her husband poured petrol on her and set her on fire in front of her children after a dispute between them, and left her for ten hours before taking her to hospital. She is now in hospital, able to move only her eyes, with 80% of her body burned.
Of course her family are of modest means, and they are asking for prayers and financial help, and her father has broken down in tears, according to the women's union delegation who visited her in hospital today! – As for her brother, he is contacting journalists asking them to stop circulating news about his sister, saying the case is a family matter and that's that. – A very large group says this crime has nothing to do with violence against women but is just a crime by one individual against another, and that the people of the organisations will come out… More

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