Did she take the "exact revenge"? on her spurned suiter by dousing him with sulphuric acid? If yes, nice.
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of avinash shahi Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:23 PM To: jnuvision; accessindia Subject: [AI] An Eye for an Eye: interview with an Irani Blind womanNew York Times What this heart-wrenching episode: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/world/middleeast/iran-our-man-in-tehran.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 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. 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