AMENEH BAHRAMI - Why Acid Attacks In the Muslim World Will Continue

AMENEH BAHRAMI
WHY ACID ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE ON MUSLIM WOMEN/CHILDREN IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND - INEQUALITY OF JUSTICE FOR THE PHYSICALLY WEAK IN IRAN (UPDATED)

Two Previous Posts Provide the Background to Ameneh Bahrami's Sad Story
Majid Movahedi - Iran State Supreme Court Rejects Appeal - (19 February 2009)
Her Name is Ameneh Bahrami & She Wished No Harm....So Why Harm Her?.... (14 December 2008)
According to Bild.de on 25 March 2009 (German Article) (English Article), Majid Movahedi Will Be Blinded on 15 April 2009.

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Ameneh Bahrami was recently interviewed on Spanish Radio Cadena SER and provided a further incite into Iranian Laws and the Constitution. Many media sources have reported this story, as an Eye For An Eye Retribution through the application of Qisa Laws, however as Ameneh has vocalized in her interview, there is Complete Inequality of Justice for Women in 21st Century Iran.

AMENEH'S INTERVIEW (IN SPANISH) AT CADENA SER RADIO HERE

Ameneh Bahrami, said that under Iranian law, she is entitled to blind him in ONLY ONE EYE, unless she pays €20,000 ($25,110), because in Iran women are not considered equal to men.

"They have told us that my two eyes are equal to one of his because in my country each man is worth two women. They are not the same,".

Cadenda SER said that after undergoing treatment in Barcelona, Bahrami recovered 40 percent vision in one eye but the doctors have not been able to prevent her from going totally blind. She also suffered horrific burns to her face, scalp and body.

WHY ACID ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Ameneh said Majid would be blinded by having several drops of acid put into one eye, whereas she had acid splashed all over her face and other parts of her body.

We know Majid was a mentally disturbed and immature man when he attacked Ameneh. Blinding him in one eye is not a deterrent and it will not prevent him from carrying out further attacks on women.

WHEN WAS THE LAW OF QISAS - THE BILL OF RETRIBUTION INTRODUCED? 1982!

In 1980 Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti was appointed by Khomeini as the first chief justice. Beheshti established judicial committees that were charged with drafting new civil and criminal codes derived from Shia Islamic laws. One of the most significant new codes was the Law of Qisas, which was submitted to and passed by the Majlis in 1982. The Law of Qisas provided that in cases of victims of violent crime, families could demand retribution, up to and including death.

More Information at: A Guide to the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Omar Sial - GlobaLex Published March 2006

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In OFFICIAL LAWS AGAINST WOMEN IN IRAN (PDF) Compiled by WFAFI (Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran), the constitution and laws of inequality in Iran, are highlighted.

The concept of male surrogate and guardianship of females is one of the main pillars of Islamic Fundamentalism in Iran. Iranian women are not free to choose or control various aspects of their lives.
Evidence of such state-sponsor of violence against women is seen in Iran’s constitution.

Article 209 of Iran’s Constitution states that woman's life is valued only half as much as a man's life. A
convicted man who has intentionally slain a woman is subject to execution only after the payment of
"Deyeh" by the family of the victim. "Deyeh" is defined as a sum of money that the victim's family has to
pay to the assailant's family for the physical damages, dismemberment, or death of the assailant.

Article 300 of the Penal code states that the "Deyeh" of a Muslim woman is half of the "Deyeh" of a
Muslim man. By law the life of a woman has half the value of a man in Islamic criminal law in Iran.

In 1998, Iran’s Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the bill on same inheritance rights for man and
women. They said the proposal was contrary to Islamic law, which stipulates that a woman’s share may
only be one half that of a man’s.

Family courts do not provide women any protection from abusive husbands. The plight of the Iranian
women is depicted in the story of a woman saying:

"I was married at the age of 12, and I had my first child when I was 13. My husband was unemployed and we fought all the time. We never applied for a divorce because I was afraid of losing my child.

Finally one night, he poured a bucket of acid over my body and I was completely burned. When I rushed to the sink to flush my face and body. I realized that he had shut off the main water supply. I was taken to the hospital. My operation was held up pending advance money for the surgery, and permission from my husband to operate on my face. My mother sold all of her valuables and provided the money.

My husband said he would only permit my operation if I consented to not seeing my children for the rest of my life. Finally, with hospital's pressure on the family court they allowed me to receive the operation on my face and body. "

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SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION
Blinded Iranian Seeks Eye-For-Eye Justice - IHT - 4 March 2009

Google Book: Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism By Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Ann Russo, Lourdes Torres - P261 - Contains a selection of articles from the Bill of Retribution affecting Women

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END NOTE

When people attack the Muslim World you can understand why, when you consider their lack of Independent Development and Positive Contribution to the human race, in the fields of medicine, science and technology, through to the 21st century. Who and What is actually responsible for preventing progress, in these countries today?

It is evident, when certain countries persist with enforcing the behaviour of animals as role models for human beings: sexual reproduction, rank based on physical strength and ferocity, as well as power and domination over others, as a group, they will never discover the true mental and physical capabilities of human beings. The Animal Kingdom is Not and Never Will Be The Blue Print and Reference Point for levels of human intelligence, human behaviour and the true capabilities of Male and Female Homo Sapiens.