Arooj Akbar (LHS) was set on fire by her husband for giving birth to a baby girl rather than baby boy. She has had her face partially reconstructed by an organisation based in Lahore Pakistan called 'Smile Again'. The charity is funded by a beauty palour chain in which Arooj has been given the opportunity work so that she can be financially independent and not end up begging on the streets..Not only has she lost her face but also her family and daughter as her husband will not let her be near...
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Arooj Akbar (LHS) was set on fire by her husband for giving birth to a baby girl rather than baby boy. She has had her face partially reconstructed by an organisation based in Lahore Pakistan called 'Smile Again'. The charity is funded by a beauty palour chain in which Arooj has been given the opportunity work so that she can be financially independent and not end up begging on the streets..Not only has she lost her face but also her family and daughter as her husband will not let her be near either..Each years thousands of women in pakistan are deliberately set on fire or have acid thrown over them by men.
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