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(46,345 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2013, 12:03 AM Jul 2013

Pakistan's "super hero?"



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ISLAMABAD (AP) — 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 burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls' school where she works.

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-pakistans-hero-burka-avenger-150123809.html
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Pakistan's "super hero?" (Original Post) Archae Jul 2013 OP
i thought this was going to be about malala JI7 Jul 2013 #1
Sadly, a lot of Pakistanis now believe Malala was a CIA plant fujiyama Jul 2013 #4
She looks great. I'm glad they have a Super Woman of their own. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #2
Problem is, she also appears to be an English construct. delrem Jul 2013 #3
Looks like a niiiiinnnnnja! Rex Jul 2013 #5

fujiyama

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4. Sadly, a lot of Pakistanis now believe Malala was a CIA plant
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Fri Jul 26, 2013, 12:59 AM
Jul 2013

That country has fucking lost it.

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3. Problem is, she also appears to be an English construct.
Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #2)
Fri Jul 26, 2013, 12:16 AM
Jul 2013

In reality it's very hard to get honest real time translations from the ME.
Those reporters/journalists who aren't embedded do not get MSM play. That's a fact.

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