Ruqia was killed by the man she was forced to marry. Her mother is now in jail over the marriage
Ruqia Haidari wanted to have a love marriage. Instead, she entered into an arranged marriage when she was just 15 years old, and the relationship ended in divorce when she was 20. The case, heard in a Victorian court last week, said Haidari was considered a “bewa” by the Afghan Hazara community in Shepparton, where… Read More »