Deemed too controversial to release in some parts of the world, including the uk, the stoning of soraya m is a cry for help from the thousands of women who are murdered in cold blood for often. The projectiles are rocks as opposed to hydroponic grass. Cyrus nowrastehs the stoning of soraya m shines a pale, narrow beam of light at a real atrocity that, tragically, continues to play out in certain corners of the world. A syrian woman survived an execution by stoning in syria and managed to flee because it was gods will that she lived. Get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight 360 video. When a rowdy group of teenagers throws rocks at them, they become the victims of. Young american catherine mulligan follows her love to iran and converts to islam.
Disturbing footage emerges of taliban stoning in afghanistan. A video posted on the internet shows the stoning of a woman accused of adultery in the hama area in syria. The stoning of soraya m a true story, kind of filmtv. The movie is a 1983 american science fiction horror anthology film produced by steven spielberg and john landis as a cinematic interpretation of the 195964 tv series created by rod serling. The woman was being stoned by the islamic state group for alleged adultery. Warning thread taliban stoning couple to death for adultery might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. With shohreh aghdashloo, jim caviezel, mozhan marno, navid negahban. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Jan 30, 2009 stoning, as a cruel and public means of execution, was meant to foster the fear of god and of his laws. Highlighting the powerlessness and peril of women under a system that requires them, if accused of infidelity, to prove their innocence. The film treats islam with sensitivity and in no way implicates the religion itself in the brutal practice of stoning.
Throughout, the sense of injustice and frustration at such an unfair situation makes you want to scream, and the uncomfortableness factor is moved up about 50 notches at the stoning itself. With ozay fecht, luk piyes, rene ifrah, cheyenne rushing. Stoning, as a communal act, was a statement by the congregation community to rid itself of grievous sin and remain holy. While stoning is officially prohibited by the fundamentalist regime in iran, every mullah is free to act as he wants. Oct 16, 20 on july 11, arifa bibi, a young mother of two, was stoned to death in pakistan. Do you think the people who stone others should get the capital punishment. The stoning of soraya m trailer accent films youtube. Rferls radio free afghanistan has obtained video footage from an eyewitness that appears to show the brutal stoning last week of a 19yearold afghan woman in the central province of ghor.
Warning thread iranian execution by stoning might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. When i first heard about stoning your own figure skating dresses, i was completely at a loss. Top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by. The film is a drama set in 1986 iran and centered on a man, sahebjam caviezel, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a. Oct 21, 2010 the stoning of soraya m n o reasonable person can doubt that the sharia practice of stoning a woman to death for supposed adultery is utterly grotesque as is the cringing reluctance of some. The film stars vic morrow, scatman crothers, kathleen quinlan, and john lithgow, with dan aykroyd and albert brooks in the prologue segment. Oct 16, 2010 the stoning of soraya m serves as a painful reminder of the ruthlessness of the iranian government past and present. As i was watching the movie i wanted to embrace that woman and protect her with my body, i wanted to wipe out all. Based on a book by journalist freidoune sahebjam, it tells the true story of soraya, who was accused of. Jun 24, 2009 the practice survives in backward rural areas, and the law turns a blind eye.
You might argue that the stoning of a woman to death is not a subtle subject. It is both a classic fable of good and evil and an inspiring tribute to the many. Exhausted by a lifetime of abuse and hardship, soraya said nothing, and the makeshift tribunal took her silence as a confession of guilt. The stoning of soraya m serves as a painful reminder of the ruthlessness of the iranian government past and present. The stoning of soraya m n o reasonable person can doubt that the sharia practice of stoning a woman to death for supposed adultery is utterly grotesque. Who will join forces with the plot against her, who will surrender to the mob, and who will dare to stand up for whats right. Stranded in a remote iranian village, a french journalist is approached by zahra, a woman who has a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, soraya. The stoning has haunted nowrasteh, an american with iranian parents, for many years. Jan 30, 2015 a syrian woman survived an execution by stoning in syria and managed to flee because it was gods will that she lived. This is the true story of an innocent woman stoned to death in modern iran. It is both a classic fable of good and evil and an inspiring tribute to the many fighting against injustice around the world, the stoning of soraya m. Al mohammed cultural anthropology may 23, 2016 reflection paper the stoning of soraya m. Now that weve got that out of the way, we can safely dismiss the stoning of soraya m.
Woman survives stoning execution in syria and manages to. The penalty for such a crime is death by stoning a barbaric practice. Such fear was meant to focus ones mind and heart on obedience to the lord and as a deterrent to disobedience. The film is directed by cyrus nowrasteh, and stars academy award nominee shohreh aghdashloo as zahra. Based on an incredible true story, this powerful tale of a villages persecution of an innocent woman becomes both a daring act of witness and a compelling parable about mob rule. Academy awardnominated actress shohreh aghdashloo explains her role in the new film the stoning of soraya m, and also talks about. Muslims cannot stone a human being, but when a woman is accused by her husband rightly or wrongly of infidelity, she is no longer considered human. Back in print, the chilling, true story of an innocent woman stoned to death for adultery in iran. Rather than returning sorayas dowry, as custom required before taking a s. The movie is a 1983 american science fiction horror anthology film produced by steven spielberg and john landis as a cinematic interpretation of the 19591964 tv series created by rod serling. A desperate woman asks for a meeting with a journalist to disclose the cruel and inhumane punishment of her niece. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over.
Ive never been a crafty person, i can barely sew a button, and i dont know the least thing about sequins or glitter or crystals. It is rare, and iran denies it, but the french journalist freidoune sahebjams bestselling the stoning of soraya m. Stoning, as a cruel and public means of execution, was meant to foster the fear of god and of his laws. Oct 21, 2014 a video posted on the internet shows the stoning of a woman accused of adultery in the hama area in syria. Sorayayi taslamak the stoning of soraya 2008 brrip film afis movie poster there are not a lot of books and or movies that made an impact on ed the movie in peru, finished the book yesterday. Up to this day, there are few countries who still perform executions like stoning or beheading. Stranded in a remote iranian village, a french journalist is approached by zahra, a woman who has a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death the day before. I couldnt help ponder the issue over and over as i was watching clips from the stoning of soraya m. But it would be helpful to have it told in a way that shows how almost the entire population of a village allows it to happen, even though most of them know of the womans innocence and her husbands vile motives. Aug 20, 2009 now that weve got that out of the way, we can safely dismiss the stoning of soraya m. Produced by steve mceveety, the film stars mozhan marno, shohreh aghdashloo, and jim caviezel. Directed by cyrus nowratsteh, it features shored aghdashloo and jim caviezel.
The stoning of soraya m equality for women youtube. The stoning of soraya m a true story by freidoune sahebjam. A woman really was stoned to death on trumpedup adultery charges, brought for the convenience of her husband. Film of journalists book on a public execution in an. In a remote village of iran, a journalist caviezel is stranded when his car breaks down. In the video, an official from the islamic state is shown administering the proceedings, at the end of which, the woman is led to a hole in the ground, where she is stoned to death by her father and other men present.
The film is directed by cyrus nowrasteh, and stars academy award nominee shohreh aghdashloo as zahra, jim caviezel as freidoune sahebjam, the foreign. This compelling and emotional movie represents what occurs all too often in some islamic countries. Oct 18, 2010 the stoning has haunted nowrasteh, an american with iranian parents, for many years. In response to bibis killing, and others like it, a movement is building. Stonings are thankfully rare in iran but they represent the ugly tip of a. Her only crime was cooking for a friends widowed husband.
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