Tale of Two Nazanins The

The remarkable story of two women named Nazaninone a Canadian at the height of her career the other a teenager on death row in Iranand how one email changed their lives forever Nazanin Afshin-Jam was on top of the world. In 2006 she had just signed her first record deal and after placing as first runner-up for Miss World was a sought-after fashion model and icon within the Iranian dissident community. But one afternoon she received an email that would change the course of her life. The subject of that emaila Kurdish girl named Nazanin Fatehiwas facing execution in Iran as punishment for stabbing a man who had tried to rape her. Afshin-Jam quickly came to Fatehi''s defence striding into the world of international diplomacy and confronting the dark side of the country of her birth with its honour killings violence against women and state-sanctioned executions of children. While Fatehi languished in prison experiencing conditions so deplorable she attempted to end her own life Afshin-Jam worked desperately on the campaign to save her. The Tale of Two Nazanins weaves together the lives of two womenone leading a life of opportunity the other living in abject povertyand a fight for justice that if only for a moment brought the Iranian regime to its knees. An inspiring story about the bonds of sisterhood this extraordinary book speaks to the power of every individual to foster positive change in the world.