The Stoning of Soraya M.: A Story of Injustice in Iran

The Stoning of Soraya M.: A Story of Injustice in Iran

Soraya M.â€™s husband, Ghorban-Ali, couldnâ€™t afford to marry another woman. Rather than returning Sorayaâ€™s dowry, as custom required before taking a second wife, he plotted with four friends and a counterfeit mullah to dispose of her. Together, they accused Soraya of adultery. Her only crime was cooking for a friendâ€™s widowed husband. Exhausted by a lifetime of abuse and hardship, Soraya said nothing, and the makeshift tribunal took her silence as a confession of guilt. They sentenced her to death by stoning: a punishment prohibited by Islam but widely practiced.

Day by dayÂ—sometimes minute by minuteÂ—Sahebjam deftly recounts these horrendous events, tracing Sorayaâ€™s life with searing immediacy, from her arranged marriage and the births of her children to her husbandâ€™s increasing cruelty and her horrifying execution, where, by tradition, her father, husband, and sons hurled the first stones. A stark look at the intersection between culture and justice, this is one womanâ€™s story, but it stands for the stories of thousands of women who sufferedÂ—and continue to sufferÂ—the same fate. It is a story that must be told.
Country USA
Brand Arcade
Manufacturer Arcade
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2011-04-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781611450255

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