Sanna Sjosward
Photographer and author Sanna Sjosward was adopted to Sweden as a child. In her mid twenties, she placed an ad in an Iranian newspaper to find her biological mother. The book 'Roots' documents Sjosward's early life and her time spent with her mother, sisters and extended family in Tehran where she went on to live and work later. She has written two books about her life. Visit her website at: www.sannafoto.se/
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by ex programmer craig on Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:58 AM PSTAmerican Dream,
And in Iran you don't have to artificially inseminate the women. You can read the "Seegheh", temporary vow, and sleep with the surrogate
mother.
Is that only for Muslims? Just curious!
Holly, that's a touching story! Especially since she was 4 when adopted! It's very hard even in the US to get people to accept an adoptive child at that age!
American Dream
by HollyUSA on Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:35 AM PSTThere is a time limit within which the birth parents can take the adopted child back in the US. I believe it is 6 months. After that once the adoption is finalized in court, there's no asking for the kid back. It still sucks though, I agree.
yAghi-Adoption laws in the United States
by American Dream on Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:03 PM PSTAdoption laws in the United States give the biological parents the right to go to court and get the child that they gave up for adoption back.
If someone from the United States goes to Iran or any other country the cost for the biological parents starting a court case would be too expensive.
An easier way for a person is that they get a surrogate mother. In Iran it would be easy. Who knows for $100 and 9 months of taking care of the surrogate mother, which would be another $50, you can get a biological child. And in Iran you don't have to artificially inseminate the women. You can read the "Seegheh", temporary vow, and sleep with the surrogate mother. And the Mahr could be a 50 cents box of chocolates.
And as we know everything is sacred.
Adoption - Ali
by yAghi on Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:10 AM PSTDear Ali,
One of the reason a Sweden goes and adopts a kid in Iran is that, they can not do it easily in their own country. Many from USA go and adopt in Iran and other countries as well. Recently, many Iranian do it as well and I have two friends that they have adopted kids from Iran. So, is not just the blood and honestly why any Iranian should go adapot from other countried when there are many needy kids waiting for home in Iran.
Ali
by HollyUSA on Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:23 PM PSTIt's not just the emphasis on blood. It is also the backward thinking of children in orphanages being 'haroomzadeh'. And it wasn't just amongst the religious or working class. God knows a lot of people who think that way are true haroomzadehs themselves.
I remember when I was a kid in Iran, a friend of the family who couldn't have kids of their own adopted two children. The couple were both Doctors from well to do families and his entire family (also very well 'educated') cut them off because they didn't want their kids being around adopted kids. Sick.
I personally think adopting is one of the most beautiful, rewarding things a human being can do.
Adoption
by Ali P. on Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:07 PM PSTWow...Swede family goes to Iran, and adopts a 4-year old Iranian girl.
It would be as if an Iranian family, adopted a 4-year old Indian, or Pakistani kid. I would be surprised if there has been even one case of such adoption (although I did watch the video of that charming young African boy, adopted in Africa by Iranian parents, on Iranian.com some time ago).
The adoption culture, sadly, never caught up in Iran, for some reason, when I was there. Not sure if much has changed.
Too much emphysis on blood I suppose.
Touching...
by Emil on Fri Nov 06, 2009 09:52 PM PSTVery much so....