Summary: The very word, “Torture,” conveys the stark reality of pain – pain inflicted intentionally upon another human being. Our program traces some of the cruelties suffered by victims all over the world. We’ll hear the harrowing experiences of author, Marina Nemat who endured painful foot lashings, a broken wrist, and narrowly escaped a death sentence while she was imprisoned in Iran. She’s written two best-selling books about her experiences – Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed. Now making her home in Canada with her family, she has been a guest speaker in support of torture survivors at many universities and conferences around the world. Dr. Ramin Asgary founded and directed the Human Rights Program at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. He’ll help us understand this dark phenomenon, and guide us through his efforts to heal those survivors he’s been able to reach.
