I've been unable to shake from my mind the thought of the Iranian woman due to be stoned on the day she was due to die an inhumane death for her alleged adultery and murder.
The Iranian Govt has changed it's mind about which barbaric means it uses to take her life and has plumped for hanging instead but according to earlier reports her impending execution has not been carried out yet.
It seems the world is sitting by and grumbling disapproval at this case. The foreign office had strong words for a Tehran diplomat :
"I took the opportunity to remind him the UK Government would regard the execution of Ms Ashtiani as utterly unacceptable."
Someone pointed out to me today that we can't impose our Western morals on the Middle East. We may hate it and despise them for it, but they have to deal with things in their own way. It is their country and we have no right to tell them what to do any more than they have a right to tell us.
Does it matter to the world that the evidence gained to convict her is alleged to have been gained by torture? Obviously the world is jumpy about Iran's alleged nuclear technology and doesn't want to do anything to make Aminehjad blow. The life of one woman doesn't seem to matter in the wider scheme of things. I hate politics.
They keep telling us we live in a "progressive" world. I think in all sorts of ways, including our placid acceptance of this woman's fate, we are going backwards. I wonder how long it will be before we're living in caves.