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Rip Cord
By Rip Cord

The best thing to come of Pakistan since curry

Pakistan strikes back against Taliban with burqa-clad female superhero

Burka Avenger cartoon series, bankrolled by one of country's biggest pop stars, aims to promote girls education

Wonder Woman and Supergirl now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes – one who shows a lot less skin.

Meet Burka Avenger: a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a flowing black burqa to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls' school where she works.

Sadly, it's a battle with which Pakistanis are all too familiar in the real world.

The Taliban have blown up hundreds of schools and attacked activists in Pakistan's north-west because they oppose girls' education. The militants sparked worldwide condemnation last October when they shot 15-year-old schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai in the head in an unsuccessful attempt to kill her.

By Rip Cord• 26 Jul 2013 14:14
Rip Cord

I'm the butler for Burka Avenger!

By britexpat• 26 Jul 2013 14:04
britexpat

Are you now working for the CIA or Mossad ?

By Rip Cord• 26 Jul 2013 14:03
Rip Cord

OK I'll change that.

The best thing to come out of Pakistan since they started selling nuclear technology to terrorist states

By azamat• 26 Jul 2013 13:47
Rating: 5/5
azamat

"The best thing to come of Pakistan since curry" - Incorrect title. Pakistan is just over 60 years old. Curry has been around for much longer.

By Rip Cord• 25 Jul 2013 12:06
Rip Cord

Thanks for putting the picture in. Doesn't the east deserve superheros too babu? This is actually a positive pakistani story.

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 25 Jul 2013 11:52
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

take a break in ramadan atleast u n ur naughty bum

By Rip Cord• 25 Jul 2013 11:22
Rip Cord

And the link

m.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/24/pakistan-taliban-burqa-clad-superhero?CMP=twt_gu

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