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Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist imprisoned in Iran for more than 100 days last year, will visit Doha today to speak on media freedom during a public lecture hosted by Northwestern University.
Saberi, who holds a master s degree from Northwestern s Medill School of Journalism in the US, will speak about her experience as a journalist in the Middle East and her subsequent imprisonment on espionage charges in Iran.
The lecture is being held as part of the university s inaugural Journalism Week.
Saberi was arrested in January 2009 while working on a book about the people and issues in Iran. She was convicted in a trial, resulting in an eight-year prison sentence. Before being freed on appeal, Saberi was held in solitary confinement for five months, during which time her ordeal attracted international attention, including a protest from the Doha Centre for Media Freedom.
Richard Roth, senior associate dean of journalism at NU-Q, said that Saberi had a compelling story to tell. “It is not often that we have the opportunity to get the inside story about Iran,” he explained.
During her visit to the Qatar campus, Saberi will sign copies of her book, Between Two Worlds, which chronicles her time in Iran. She will conclude her visit with a public book signing at Virgin Megastore in the Villaggio mall tomorrow at 6.30pm.
The Roxana Saberi lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place today at 7pm in the Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist imprisoned in Iran for more than 100 days last year, will visit Doha today to speak on media freedom during a public lecture hosted by Northwestern University.
Saberi, who holds a master s degree from Northwestern s Medill School of Journalism in the US, will speak about her experience as a journalist in the Middle East and her subsequent imprisonment on espionage charges in Iran.
The lecture is being held as part of the university s inaugural Journalism Week.
Saberi was arrested in January 2009 while working on a book about the people and issues in Iran. She was convicted in a trial, resulting in an eight-year prison sentence. Before being freed on appeal, Saberi was held in solitary confinement for five months, during which time her ordeal attracted international attention, including a protest from the Doha Centre for Media Freedom.
Richard Roth, senior associate dean of journalism at NU-Q, said that Saberi had a compelling story to tell. “It is not often that we have the opportunity to get the inside story about Iran,” he explained.
During her visit to the Qatar campus, Saberi will sign copies of her book, Between Two Worlds, which chronicles her time in Iran. She will conclude her visit with a public book signing at Virgin Megastore in the Villaggio mall tomorrow at 6.30pm.
The Roxana Saberi lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place today at 7pm in the Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
