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Jul 19, 2016 · The Stoning of Soraya M is the deeply disturbing story of an Iranian woman whose husband arranges for her murder through an abusive judicial process that cul...
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- Human Rights Network
Mar 9, 2010 · In The Stoning of Soraya M., the point of the project--to bring a heinous cultural practice to light--drowns out all other concerns. The film is based on Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s international bestselling non-fiction book of the same title.
Jun 26, 2009 · “The Stoning of Soraya M.” lives up to its title quite literally -- and rightly so, for it is important to understand just how cruel and drawn-out this ancient form of execution is and how ...
Based on the 1994 book of the same name by the late French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, which was banned in Iran, THE STONING OF SORAYA M introduces us to Zahra, a courageous Iranian woman with a terrible secret. When a journalist is temporarily stranded in her village, Zahra risks her life to relate the shocking events that led to the legalized murder of her niece, Soraya, falsely ...
Jun 26, 2009 · Under the village’s interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, this flimsy concoction of “evidence” means Soraya must be stoned to death. The Stoning of Soraya M. is based on real-life journalist Sahebjam’s internationally best-selling nonfiction book. He did share Zahra’s tale of mob rule and brutality against women with the world.
Jul 17, 2009 · "The Stoning of Soraya M." is a difficult film to review because it's message is so strong and its subject matter is something that deserves attention. Yet the filmmaking is not nearly as strong ...
Apr 27, 2011 · For a companion study I'd recommend The Purity Myth by a young, 4th wave feminist, Jessica Valente. Like The Stoning of Soraya M., the focus of purity mongers (usually men) remains women and almost always mixes in religion. Bad religion. And of course politics. Purity rants always get around to being about sex--female sexuality and the purity ...
