Yitzhak Finnegan Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) It would be hard to imagine the Iranian regime getting any more brutal, but they still have dozens of minors on death row. One woman at the center of fighting it is Nazanin Afshin Jam. Her own story is one of overcoming opression and forging ahead successfully. Her father had managed a hotel in Iran when the Shah was still in power. When the Islamic Revolutionairies took over, he was imprisoned and tortured for allowing the sale of alcohol plus the presense of music & dancing. He was able to get bail, through which he took the opportunity to escape with his family to the West. Nazanin was 1 years old at the time. She grew up in Canada, got her pilot licence, got degrees in political science, and started entering beauty paegents as Beauty with a purpose. Representing Canada, she was 1st runner up in the 2003 Miss Universe Beauty Paegent. Then someone told her about another Nazanin. At the age of 17, Nazanin Fatehi was on death row in Iran for having successfully defended herself and her 15 year old neice from being raped by three men, fatally stabbing one of them with his own knife. And, since under Sharia law, a woman's life isn't worth $H!T, that meant the death penalty. Afshin Jam went into high gear, started a petition drive that eventually collected 350,000 signatures, went on a media spree, and the result of this was that the young lady was granted a new trial, the result of which was that she was exhonerated! Afshin Jam has since released a CD, with the title track and video Someday being a song of hope. She also started an organization StopChildExecutions.com to end this barbarism. Hear these two interviews with her: To get an idea of a fraction of what the Islamic regime has done, watch this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-UxEbuPag, released back in 1985 by Canadian rocker Doug Cameron, about the 1983 execution along with 9 other women of 16 year old Mona Mahmudnizhad, for having taught the Baha'i religion to children. Edited February 20, 2008 by Yitzhak Finnegan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thales Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Thanks for that posting. I remember signing that petition and wasn't aware of the outcome until your posting. Great news! Nazanin is a hero, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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