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In the fifth episode of "Our Man in Tehran," Thomas Erdbrink visits with Ameneh Bahrami, whom he first wrote about in 2008 when she won the right to exact revenge on a spurned suitor who doused her with a bucket of sulfuric acid. Character Dossier: Ameneh Bahrami Date of birth: Sept. 29, 1978 Hometown: Tehran Education: Associate degree in electronics from Islamic Azad University, South Tehran branch. Employment: I used to work as an electronics technician before the acid attack, but now I do not work. I have started to write stories. I have written my autobiography, which was published in Germany, Latin America and elsewhere, and I am busy writing a book about my friend's life. Life experiences: I would have liked to have become a university professor, but my life changed direction. I like the life I am living now. I could have been healthy and beautiful and finished my university and lived like many of my friends, who now have routine lives with one or two children. I could remain dependent on my parents, undergo surgeries and always lament what happened in my life. But I decided to try different options and take control of my life. I travel to Spain for treatment by myself. I still want to fulfill my dreams. How do you describe yourself? I am an optimist. I compare myself to my brother, who committed suicide months ago: I was the one who was attacked and lost her eyes, but it was my brother who became depressed and lost his enthusiasm for life. I used to tell him that if I had his eyes I would go out to see the beauties of the world. All the sorrows I have endured have empowered me. Are you active on the Internet? I can use Facebook when I am in Spain, but here in Iran I cannot use Facebook. Have you ever traveled outside of Iran? Where? What did you think? I have been to Germany, Spain, Turkey and Italy. As a blind person, I can never go out alone in Iran. But in Spain, I go out alone. I can go shopping or cook by myself. What do you hope for the future? I think positively about the future. I think that I may get married to a nice person if I can find one. I am thinking about the next surgery on my lower left eyelid. I hope I can find enough time and concentration to work on my next book. I am planning to finish it when I return to Spain, where I hope to buy a house. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
