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| They got themselves another hostage: Canadian-Iranian professor is jailed in Iran |
| 2016-06-10 |
| [IsraelTimes] Homa Hoodfar, an anthropologist at Concordia University, has been detained at Evin prison since March A Canadian-Iranian anthropologist, Homa Hoodfar, has been jugged Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! and held in Iran since Monday, sources close to the case said Wednesday. Hoodfar, 65, is a professor at Concordia University in Montreal, and also holds Irish nationality. She is being held at Evin prison, family members said in a statement. Hoodfar, who has written several works on women and society in Islamic countries, went to Iran in February to do research on women’s public role. Hoodfar was arrested on March 10 a few days before her planned return to Canada. Her belongings were searched and she was held pending interrogation, the sources said. Her passport was taken, and Hoodfar was interrogated, family spokeswoman Amanda Ghahremani said. The Canadian government has said it is actively engaged in the case. The jailing comes months after Canada renewed ties with Tehran that were broken off under the prior Conservative government. "The authorities have not made clear whether Professor Hoodfar is being charged with espionage, sedition, or propaganda against the state. Her lawyer and family have not been allowed to see her, nor has the cause of arrest been explained to them," the family said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Why would they want to detain a foreign intelligent feminist, activist, agitator on her way out of town? Nice paper though. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-06-10 18:17 |
| #3 Numbah 9 in the Mud Prancin and a Dancin! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-06-10 18:09 |
| #2 The name "Homa Hoofar", sound a bit like that of the infamous race horse "Hoof Hearted". In her case it would be "Homa Hoodfart". Don't really understand why word relationships like this occur to me. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2016-06-10 16:06 |
| #1 Looks like another SJW couldn't see past her "Citizen of the World" fairy-tale. If only more would "Fellow Travel" her. |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-06-10 13:38 |