Her life shifted irrevocably on October 16, 2014.
It was the most mundane of appointments – attending the dentist.
Marzieh Ebrahimi had just parked her car when two men doused her face in a corrosive acid.
Marzieh is Iranian. She was attacked in Isfahan.
That year, 25 acid attacks were reported to authorities. The victims were all women.

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