TEHRAN , Iran ( CNN ) -- Ameneh Bahrami is certain that one day she 'll meet someone , fall in love and get married . But when her wedding day comes , her husband wo n't see her eyes , and she wo n't see her husband . Bahrami is blind , the victim of an acid attack by a spurned suitor . Ameneh Bahrami said her attacker pestered her with marriage demands . If she gets her way , her attacker will suffer the same fate . The 31-year-old Iranian is demanding the ancient punishment of `` an eye for an eye , '' and , in accordance with Islamic law , she wants to blind Majid Movahedi , the man who blinded her . `` I do n't want to blind him for revenge , '' Bahrami said in her parents ' Tehran apartment . `` I 'm doing this to prevent it from happening to someone else . '' Bahrami says she first crossed paths with Movahedi in 2002 , when they attended the same university . She was a 24-year-old electronics student . He was 19 . She never noticed him until they shared a class . He sat next to her one day and brushed up against her . Bahrami says she knew it was n't an accident . `` I moved away from him , '' she said , `` but he brushed up against me again . '' Watch Bahrami return to the attack scene for the first time » . When Bahrami stood up in class and screamed for him to stop , Movahedi just looked at her in stunned silence . He would n't stay silent for long . Bahrami said that over the next two years , Movahedi kept harassing her and making threats , even as he asked her to marry him . `` He told me he would kill me . He said , 'You have to say yes . ' `` On a November afternoon in 2004 , Movahedi 's threats turned to violence . That day at 4:30 p.m. , Bahrami left the medical engineering company where she worked . As she walked to the bus stop , she remembers sensing someone behind her . She turned around and was startled to see Movahedi . A moment later came the agonizing pain . Movahedi had thrown something over her . What felt like fire on her face was acid searing through her skin . `` I was just yelling , ' I 'm burning ! I 'm burning ! For God 's sake , somebody help me ! ' `` The acid seeped into Bahrami 's eyes and streamed down her face and into her mouth . When she covered her face with her hands , streaks of acid ran down her fingers and onto her forearms . Watch how the still-pungent acid destroyed Bahrami 's clothes » . Two weeks after the attack , Movahedi turned himself in to police and confessed in court . He was convicted in 2005 and has been behind bars all along . Bahrami 's lawyer , Ali Sarrafi , said Movahedi had never shown any remorse . `` He says he did it because he loved her , '' Sarrafi said . Attack victims in Iran usually accept `` blood money '' : a fine in lieu of harsh punishment . With no insurance and mounting medical bills , Bahrami could 've used the cash , but she said no . `` I told the judge I want an eye for an eye , '' Bahrami said . `` People like him should be made to feel my suffering . '' Watch how the acid destroyed Bahrami 's eyes ( includes graphic content ) » . Bahrami 's demand has outraged some human rights activists . Criticizing acid-attack victims is almost unheard of , but some Internet bloggers have condemned Bahrami 's decision . `` We can not condone such cruel punishment , '' wrote one blogger . `` To willingly inflict the same treatment on a person under court order is a violation of human rights . '' Late last year , an Iranian court gave Bahrami what she asked for . It sentenced Movahedi to be blinded with drops of acid in each eye . This month , the courts rejected Movahedi 's appeal . Bahrami 's lawyer , Sarrafi , said the sentencing might be carried out in a matter of weeks . He said he does n't think Bahrami will change her mind . Neither does Bahrami . `` If I do n't do this and there is another acid attack , I will never forgive myself for as long as I live , '' she said . Bahrami is largely self-sufficient despite not being able to see . She can make a salad , prepare tea and walk up the five flights of stairs that lead to her parents ' apartment . She has undergone more than a dozen surgeries on her badly scarred face , but she says there are many more to come . She ca n't afford to pay for her medical care , so she 's using the Internet to raise money . She 's lost her big brown eyes , but she likes to smile , especially when she imagines her wedding day . `` I always see myself as someone who can see and sometimes see myself in a beautiful wedding gown , and why not ? ''
Woman accused , killed by acid wins not to have attacker also killed by acid . Ameneh Bahrami wants ` ` eye for an eye '' ' to be deterrent to others . Court - ordered blinding of Mohammad Movahedi will happen within weeks , he says .