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My Prison, My Home – One Woman's Story of Captivity & Life in Iran

Date:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
World Affairs Council
Email:
Phone:
415-293-4600
Address:
312 Sutter Street, Suite 200, San Francisco
Location Details:
World Affairs Council Auditorium
312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari’s arrest and subsequent incarceration in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison in 2007 became an international incident that sparked protests from some of the world’s most influential public figures—including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Madeleine Albright. What started as a regular visit to her elderly mother, ended with Dr. Esfandiari as the victim of the far-fetched belief on the part of Iran's Intelligence Ministry that she was part of an American conspiracy for “regime change” in Iran. Through her ordeal, she came face-to-face with the state of affairs between Iran and the United States—and witnessed first-hand how fear and paranoia could create a government that would take her captive. Dr. Esfandiari joins the Council to share her personal story and extensive knowledge of Iran to paint a picture of this country today and how it came to be.
Added to the calendar on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 3:44PM
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