Atefah Sahaaleh

Atefah Sahaaleh

John Proctor

adulterycommitted

wrongly acused

hung and killed

Works Cited

"Execution of a Teenage Girl." BBC News. BBC, 27 July 2006. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

Death

"Another Example of Islamic Justice" Youtube. 27 Nov. 2007. Web. 28. Oct 2031

Atefah threw a fit in court and it was a fatal mistake

Persecution

Was hung on August 15 2004

She was persecuted for the crime of crimes against chastity and for adultery.

The judge hung her himself

She was found alone in a car with a younger boy

BBC News

BBC news covered the story

Noticed she was only 16 years old

judge thought she was 22 years old