Although writing it succeeded in reconciling my faith in Islam with my ardent belief in the paramount principles laid down for Muslim women, there was a heavy price to pay for the human вЂfreedom' my religion granted me. Because of the proximity to the diverse aspects of the experience, My Feudal Lord was perhaps the most authentic insight into the archaic feudal attitude that has dominated the political configuration in Pakistan since its inception. 'My blunt autobiography, which interestingly coined the expression, Feudal Lord, was published in 1991. Tehmina Durrani's story provides extraordinary insights into the vulnerable position of women caught in the complex web of Muslim society. Here at last was someone who had succeeded in reconciling her faith in Islam with her ardent belief in women's rights. When this book was first published it shook Pakistani society to its foundations. When she decided to rebel, the price she paid was extremely high: as a Muslim woman seeking divorce, she signed away all financial support, lost the custody of her four children, and found herself alienated from her friends and disowned by her parents. For fourteen years, Tehmina suffered alone, in silence. Violently possessive and pathologically jealous, Mustafa Khar succeeded in cutting her off from the outside world. Her marriage to Mustafa Khar, one of Pakistan's most eminent political figures, soon turned into a nightmare. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry prosperous Muslim from a respectable family, bear him many children, and lead a sheltered life of leisure. Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society.

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