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

from TiffanyAK

This is, quite possibly, the most disturbing book that I've ever read, and not an easy one to rate. I can't really say that I recommend it, for all that my fellow international affairs peeps kept telling me to read it, but it's definitely an important book. The details of what happened to Soraya ...

from bcquinnsmom

Let me begin by offering a quotation from the preface: "After the shah was deposed and the fundamentalist regime headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in February 1979, many dubious elements of the population, including common-law criminals who had been jailed for good reason under the s...

from Voracious_Reader

I could barely finish The Stoning of Soraya M.and at the same time I found it difficult to put down. Essentially the book tells the story of what leads up to the barbaric stoning of Soraya M. under Islamic law in Iran. The portion of the book devoted to the stoning itself is graphic, but what lea...

from Casey_Marie

Just as Pat Tillman gave a face to the countless and needless military casualties in Afghanistan, Soraya's tragedy personalizes the stoning of over 1,500 women in Iran over the course of the last 25 years. Sahebjam's biography is a compelling account, but it is not, however, an easy read, as the ...

from REINADECOPIAYPEGA

Absolutely horrific - nearly as bad as the film. Hard to believe that this continues to happen, and not only happen but celebrated. This is probably one of the worst cases of injustice and woman abuse that I've heard of. I can't say more to avoid spoilers, but if you have interest in the absolut...