Iraqis show support for teenage girl attacked with acid for refusing marriage proposal

People across Iraq have been horrified by an acid attack on a young woman who spurned a suitor's advances. A man broke into the home of 16-year-old fine arts student Maryam Rukabi on December 16 and covered her with acid, burning and disfiguring her face – all because the teenager had turned down his marriage proposal. After the report about Maryam’s story aired on television, donations poured in and she will now be able to travel abroad for treatment, including facial reconstruction surgery. Maryam, however, wants more than that – she wants justice.