Blinded by Her Husband, She Fights for Justice (and Aces Law School)
" Ms. Monzur said. that I didn’t know if I would be able to face society or what kind of stigma my daughter would face,
8, 2017
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — During the summer break from her graduate studies in Canada, Rumana Monzur
returned home to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, to tell her husband she wanted a divorce.
" said Ms. Ruhl, recalling how she told the other lawyers "don’t be shy to give her work."
But the initial wariness vanished as Ms. Monzur proved herself. that It was a steep learning curve for us, too,
" she said. that I want people to see the real me, with a smiling face, not someone who lost her sight and completely lost herself,
"I won’t let you be someone else’s and I won’t let you study," she recalled him saying
as their terrified 5-year-old daughter tried to pull him off Ms. Monzur’s chest.
Sitting in a conference room at the law firm high above downtown Vancouver, her sightless eyes concealed by golden contact lenses,
Ms. Monzur, 39, recounted how a passion for education drove her to escape her abusive marriage and rebuild her life in Canada.
