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'''Nazila Fathi''' (born December 28, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is an author and former Iranian correspondent for the ''[[New York Times]]''. She also reported on Iran for both ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Agence France-Presse]]''. She was an associate at the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|Harvard's Belfer Center]] at the Kennedy School of Government, and held fellowships at the [[Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy|Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy]] and the [[Nieman_Foundation_for_Journalism|Nieman Foundation for Journalism]].<ref name="thecrimson.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/2/16/15-Questions-Nazila-Fathi/?page=2|title=15 Questions with Nazila Fathi|author=|date=|work=thecrimson.com|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref> Fathi holds an MA in Political Science and Women's Studies from the [[University of Toronto]]. She lives in Maryland.
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'''Nazila Fathi''' (born December 28, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is an author and former Iranian correspondent for the ''[[New York Times]]''nShe also reported on Iran for both ''Time'' and ''Agence France-Presse''. She was an associate at the [[Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|Harvard's Belfer Center]] at the Kennedy School of Government, as well as held fellowships at the [[Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy|Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy]] and the [[Nieman_Foundation_for_Journalism|Nieman Foundation for Journalism]].<ref name="thecrimson.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/2/16/15-Questions-Nazila-Fathi/?page=2|title=15 Questions with Nazila Fathi|author=|date=|work=thecrimson.com|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref> Fathi holds an MA in Political Science and Women's Studies from the [[University_of_Toronto|University of Toronto]]. She lives in Maryland.


During the [[2009-2010 Iranian election protests|2009-2010 Iran election protests]], Fathi and other journalists reported on the violence by the Iranian government against peaceful protestors. In early 2009, the Iranian government banned international journalists to stop coverage of the protests<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.journalists.banned/index.html?iref=24hours|title=Iran bans international journalists from covering rallies|author=|date=|work=cnn.com|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref>, but Fathi continued to report. In June 2009, other journalists were arrested by Iranian authorities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpj.org/2009/06/iranian-newspaper-raided-25-employees-detained.php|title=Iranian newspaper raided, employees detained|author=|date=|work=cpj.org|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www.newsweek.com/id/203015</ref>, and Fathi was under surveillance by the government, and threats were made against her life. In July 2009, she and her family left Iran.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/books/nazila-fathis-the-lonely-war-is-a-memoir-of-iran.html?_r=0</ref>
During the [[2009-2010 Iran election protests]], Fathi and other journalists reported on the violence by the Iranian government against peaceful protestors. In early 2009, the Iranian government banned international journalists to stop coverage of the protests,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.journalists.banned/index.html?iref=24hours|title=Iran bans international journalists from covering rallies|author=|date=|work=cnn.com|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref> but Fathi continued to report. In June 2009, other journalists were arrested by Iranian authorities,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cpj.org/2009/06/iranian-newspaper-raided-25-employees-detained.php|title=Iranian newspaper raided, employees detained|author=|date=|work=cpj.org|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www.newsweek.com/id/203015</ref> and Fathi was under surveillance by the government, and threats were made against her life. In July 2009, she and her family left Iran.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/books/nazila-fathis-the-lonely-war-is-a-memoir-of-iran.html?_r=0</ref>


Nazila Fathi's book ''The Lonely War'' was published by [[Basic Books]] in November, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/3348811/nazila-fathi-book-the-lonely-war-one-womans-account-of-the-struggle-for-modern-iran/|title=Nazila Fathi's Story of Fleeing Iran with Her Family - Vogue|author=|date=|work=Vogue|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref>. Fathi also translated Nobel Laureate [[Shirin Ebadi]]’s book, ''The History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran''.<ref name="thecrimson.com"/>
Fathi's book ''The Lonely War'' was published by [[Basic Books]] in November, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/3348811/nazila-fathi-book-the-lonely-war-one-womans-account-of-the-struggle-for-modern-iran/|title=Nazila Fathi's Story of Fleeing Iran with Her Family - Vogue|author=|date=|work=Vogue|accessdate=8 March 2015}}</ref>. Fathi also translated Nobel Laureate [[Shirin Ebadi]]’s book, ''The History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran''.<ref name="thecrimson.com"/>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:14, 19 April 2015

Nazila Fathi (born December 28, 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is an author and former Iranian correspondent for the New York Times. She also reported on Iran for both Time and Agence France-Presse. She was an associate at the Harvard's Belfer Center at the Kennedy School of Government, and held fellowships at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.[1] Fathi holds an MA in Political Science and Women's Studies from the University of Toronto. She lives in Maryland.

During the 2009-2010 Iran election protests, Fathi and other journalists reported on the violence by the Iranian government against peaceful protestors. In early 2009, the Iranian government banned international journalists to stop coverage of the protests,[2] but Fathi continued to report. In June 2009, other journalists were arrested by Iranian authorities,[3][4] and Fathi was under surveillance by the government, and threats were made against her life. In July 2009, she and her family left Iran.[5]

Fathi's book The Lonely War was published by Basic Books in November, 2014.[6]. Fathi also translated Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi’s book, The History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "15 Questions with Nazila Fathi". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Iran bans international journalists from covering rallies". cnn.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Iranian newspaper raided, employees detained". cpj.org. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/203015
  5. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/books/nazila-fathis-the-lonely-war-is-a-memoir-of-iran.html?_r=0
  6. ^ "Nazila Fathi's Story of Fleeing Iran with Her Family - Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved 8 March 2015.