Aisha went into hiding. Now she says: “Girls like me are not forgiven until we end up in the grave”

Aisha does not use her real name, and she does not live under the name she once used. She speaks through the encrypted messaging service Signal because she fears for her life.

The woman describes her upbringing in what the article calls an extremely isolated and violent Muslim environment in a Danish ghetto. In a new book, she argues that Denmark’s reluctance to confront social control and honor-related violence leaves girls like her without protection.

She says she is fighting for her daughter and for other Arab girls to have a different life from the one she experienced. Her identity and location remain concealed. Even during the interview, she would not say where she was, and care was taken not to write or say anything that could identify her.

Aisha appeared on camera during the conversation, but the interview took place through Signal. The setting visible behind her looked like a child’s room. “Girls like me are not forgiven until we end up in the grave,” she says.

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Girls like me are not forgiven until we end up in the grave.