Edited to add: Bahari has written in Newsweek a harrowing and necessary-to-read account of his imprisonment. Go read it right now.
Maziar Bahari, a Newsweek journalist, was held in prison for 118 days in Iran after the contested elections in June. His appearance on The Daily Show is worth watching:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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A Jew in New Jersey … what a ridiculous thought.
Somewhat o/t: Iranian men don hijab in protest of Iranian regime (they government posted a photo of an arrested male protester wearing the hijab to show he wasn’t manly, so a large group of protesters wore them in solidarity).