Iranian Ameneh Bahrami literally wants an "eye for an eye" for the man who left her disfigured when he doused her face with acid.

Unfortunately, acid attacks on women in the Muslim world are all too common. A few months ago, a group of school-age girls in Afghanistan were doused with acid by presumed Taliban supporters who opposed educating girls.

In a stunning interview with CNN, Bahrami — who has undergone 17 operations on her face — goes back to the scene of the crime where her life changed forever. For years, she put up with threats and unwanted advances from Majid Movahedi, whom she met in college. Things became so intense, in fact, that he threatened to kill her if she didn’t marry him, and in November of 2004, while she was walking to a bus stop, Movahedi threw acid on her face. "I was just yelling, ‘I’m burning! I’m burning! For God’s sake, somebody help me!’" she told CNN.

Movahedi eventually confessed and currently resides in jail. Despite that, he insists he didn’t do anything wrong.

Though sharia law allows such offenders to pay their victims "blood money," Bahrami wants more. She wants her attacker to be blinded with acid, a move, she says, will send a message to anyone else thinking of perpetrating a similar attack. And, surprisingly, a the court granted her wish.

So, do you think punishing such attackers the same way in which they literally tortured their victims is too extreme? What if it eventually put an end to these horrible acid attacks women in the region endure?

Watch the video below of CNN accompanying Bahrami on her first trip back to the place that has left her forever scarred.