Podcasts about Maziar Bahari

Why Iranians Must Be Educated About the Holocaust? A Conversation with Maziar Bahari About the Sardari Project and Iran Recorded, Saturday, August 3 At Ziegler Hall Join us as we hear from our honored guest, Maziar Bahari. Maziar Bahari is an Iranian Canadian journalist known for his exceptional courage in bringing the truth of the Holocaust to Iran and throughout the Middle East. A journalist and filmmaker, Bahari has been a powerful voice against antisemitism.

On the 1st of April, 2024, a presumed Israeli airstrike destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing 13 people. Amongst them was a Brigadier General of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mohammad Reza Zahedi. In retaliation, Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli soil, firing some 300 missiles and drones at targets within Israel. As of the 19th of April, an Israeli attack had in turn been launched on a nuclear research site in Isfahan, central Iran.Tensions between the two countries are clearly running high - but has it always been this way? Dan is joined by Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker. He has produced and directed numerous documentary films on Iran and Israel and is the founder of the news website IranWire. Maziar explains how these two nations went from partners in the Middle East to implacable enemies.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code DANSNOW sign up at https://historyhit/subscription/We'd love to hear from you- what do you want to hear an episode on? You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

Den iranske filminstruktør Maziar Bahari troede for tyve år siden på, at reformbevægelsen i den islamiske republik kunne føre til fremskridt og forbedringer for iranerne. Han troede ikke på revolution som metode til forandring af det iranske samfund, efter først hans far havde været fængslet som systemkritiker under shahen, og hans søster senere led samme skæbne under det islamiske regime. Bahari lavede dokumentarfilm, som var regimekritiske, men som også pegede på kompleksiteten og alt det andet, som var på spil i Iran. I 2009 blev han selv fængslet for at dække den Grønne Revolution og blev det, han i dag kalder for »modvillig aktivist«. Han skrev bogen Then They Came for Me om hele forløbet, som efterfølgende med Jon Stewart som instruktør blev til spillefilmen Rosewater. I denne langsomme samtale fortæller Bahari om sine oplevelser af Iran gennem de seneste tyve år, om fængslingen, om oprøret i sit hjemland i dag, og hvorfor han ser den islamiske republik som en patient på sit dødsleje.

Today's show begins with an exclusive report on what's happening to Iranian protesters behind bars. Demonstrations have been ongoing since September, as people continue to take to the street across the country, and as many as 14,000 people have been arrested since protests began. Now, troubling accusations are emerging about the treatment they're facing while detained, with men and women alleging sexual assault by Iran's security forces. CNN's Nima Elbagir has the story. Following her report, Christiane speaks with Maziar Bahari an Iranian-Canadian filmmaker and human rights activist.  Also on today's show: Director Sally El Hosaini, dancer Misty Copeland.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

With Jessica Mutch McKay, Kiri Allan, Julie Anne Genter and Maziar Bahari

From December 31, 2019: Iran is in turmoil. Protests erupted across the country last month, sparked by the government's decision to triple the price of gasoline. The Iranian government has responded with brute force, imposing a blackout of the internet and deploying security forces to crack down in the streets. The crackdown has left hundreds dead and thousands injured or detained. On December 18, the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the unrest in Iran, what it means for the future of the country and the region, and how the United States and the international community should respond. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius led the conversation, which featured Brookings senior fellow Suzanne Maloney and film maker and journalist Maziar Bahari, who leads IranWire, a news site that conveys original information from Iran via citizen journalists.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roqe 192 - Three feature interviews on another big weekly edition of Roqe. Hailed as the “finest translator of Persian poetry,” award-winning British poet, and leading scholar of Persian Literature, Dr. Dick Davis, joins Jian to discuss his life journey, his love for Iran and Persian culture, and his mission. As well, award-winning Iranian-Canadian film director Babak Payami returns to Roqe to recount the latest unjust arrests and detention of prominent filmmakers in Iran for expressing dissent. But first, Toronto-based fitness trainer and social media star, Faezeh Samaei joins Jian live in the Roqe Studio to discuss health and how she went from an Iranian introvert who experienced great personal tragedy, to her current ebulient presence on popular instagram channels. Note, re: the arrest of filmmakers in Iran, here is the link to an interview Jian did with Maziar Bahari in 2010 - as discussed on this episode - about the arrest of Jafar Panahi back then: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1434960492

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Daily Show" legend Jon Stewart, who hosts a 9/11 tribute tonight at Madison Square Garden called “NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration.” He visited D.C. in 2014 to discuss his directorial debut film “Rosewater” about Iran's imprisonment of Western journalist Maziar Bahari, who you'll also hear in the interview. Just months later, Stewart announced his retirement from "The Daily Show."

Even Salt Looks Like Sugar is a true crime podcast which explores the darkness of the world and the reality in which we live. Join your host Billy Housh for our eighth episode. Episode 9: The Spider Killer Saeed Hanaei What happens when your wife or loved one is mistakenly misidentified as someone they are not? Do you ignore it or do you act on it? Join me today as I take you through the life and death of a man who chose to act on a case of mistaken identity by going on one one of the most frightening, full-fledged killing sprees ever imaginable. Yes, I am talking about the Iranian serial killer, Saeed Hanaei also known as the spider killer. Special guest baba. Sarah Afshar, co-producer and writer of this episode also joins us for tonight’s episode. https://www.sarahafshar.com Special thanks to Maziar Bahari for the clips used in this segment. Mersi. If you are enjoying tonight’s episode of Even Salt Looks Like Sugar please subscribe to us. If you are already subscribed—please give us a like, comment, and review. Thank you so much. And remember not everything in life is what it seems because—Even Salt Looks Like Sugar. I hope you enjoyed our podcast. Thank you for listening. The post The Spider Killer Saeed Hanaei appeared first on Even Salt Looks Like Sugar.

Iran is in turmoil. Protests erupted across the country last month, sparked by the government's decision to triple the price of gasoline. The Iranian government has responded with brute force, imposing a blackout of the internet and deploying security forces to crack down in the streets. The crackdown has left hundreds dead and thousands injured or detained. On December 18, the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the unrest in Iran, what it means for the future of the country and the region, and how the United States and the international community should respond. Washington Post columnist David Ignatius led the conversation, which featured Brookings senior fellow Suzanne Maloney and film maker and journalist Maziar Bahari, who leads IranWire, a news site that conveys original information from Iran via citizen journalists.

On December 18, the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosted a discussion on the unrest in Iran, what it means for the future of the country and the region, and how the United States and the international community should respond. Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius led a conversation featuring journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari, whose memoir of his own imprisonment in Iran was the basis for the 2014 film “Rosewater.” Subscribe to Brookings Events on iTunes, send feedback email to events@brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. To learn more about upcoming events, visit our website. Brookings Events is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Airdate December 8 2019: NATO leaders gather in London. Is the alliance suffering from "brain death" as French Pres. Macron said? Will it survive the Trump Era? Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's Secretary General, tells Fareed that even the alliance's most critical members will remain committed. Then, the U.K. is preparing for another election. Will Boris Johnson remain Prime Minister? Can he deliver on his Brexit promises? Nigel Farage, the father of Brexit, joins Fareed to answer these questions and more. Plus, the massive protests in Iran and the swift and violent regime crackdown. GUESTS: Jens Stoltenberg, Nigel Farage, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Alastair Campbell, Maziar Bahari

The medium is the message - music, moves and murals. In our second episode of Ponder, we hear how, despite being oceans apart, American/Australian duo Vallis Alps have been rapidly gaining an international fanbase. We learn from journalist Maziar Bahari about how an important campaign, about the right to education, is given a voice through the medium of street art and finally, we hear how Massachusetts based Mtali Shaka Banda is changing the way jazz is heard, through a socially conscious narrative, influenced by his own hardships.    

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson. In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick. In this episode I interview Maziar Bahari, an Iranian Canadian journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist who was imprisoned and tortured by the Iranian government for five months in 2009. After he was released, he wrote his memoir called "Then They Came for Me", which became a New York Times bestseller and is the basis for Jon Stewart's 2014 film "Rosewater". In the conversation I ask him why, even though he is not a Baha'i, he has been actively campaigning for the rights of the Baha'is in Iran. We talk about his religious background; his thoughts on tyranny; why the situation for Baha'is in Iran is so important for the Iranian people as a whole, and how he went from being a journalist to being an activist. He shares what he learned from his experience in prison, and he also offers some personal advice to the Baha'i community, and a message to the people of Iran and the world. To find out more about Maziar Bahari, what he's involved in, and some of the things we covered in the podcast, check out the following links: * The Baha'is are the largest religious minority in Iran, and they have been killed and persecuted by the Iranian government ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. You can find out more about the situation of the Baha'is in Iran from this page on the Baha'i International Community's website: https://www.bic.org/focus-areas/situation-iranian-bahais/current-situation * Find out more about the "Education Is Not A Crime" campaign and initiative, plus how you can get involved here: www.notacrime.me * Watch the trailer to the new documentary "Changing the World, One Wall at a Time" about the wall art campaign here: https://vimeo.com/214890238 * Purchase physical or audio versions of Maziar's book "Then They Came for Me" (now called 'Rosewater') here: http://amzn.to/2qcB2De * Watch the trailer to the movie "Rosewater" based on the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOYHIqmmiM * Watch the trailer to Maziar's documentary about the underground Baha'i universities in Iran "To Light A Candle" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7aE27GyMMo Be sure to ‘subscribe’ to the Baha’i Blogcast for more weekly episodes on: *iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/bahai-blogcast-rainn-wilson/id1127132519 *Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-545312385 You can also stream the Blogcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ALg4rMvcNaQfGJUqD3pLK Thanks for listening! -Rainn Wilson

Born in Iran, Maziar Bahari is a journalist, filmmaker, and human rights activist. He has made two films on the Holocaust: one about the refugees aboard the St. Louis and, most recently, about Iranian diplomat Abdol Hossein Sardari, who saved Jews in occupied France. Bahari was imprisoned by the Iranian government from June to October 2009.

Join me for this illuminating interview with Parivash Rohani, who left her native country of Iran fleeing religious persecution due to her Baha'i Faith and now is an activist for social justice and freedom. Her words about the importance of standing up for what you believe in, working with other people and weaving humanity together in truth and love. Parivash Rohani left Iran and fled to India in 1979 due to religious persecution. She arrived in the United States in 1986 as an immigrant. Currently she lives in Portland with her husband and children. Professionally, she is a ICU registered nurse. She has been involved with many humanitarian, environmental, and interfaith projects. Her involvement in MIPL and International human right campaign "Education Is Not A Crime" is due to her firm conviction that change happens organically at the grass roots level, and justice demands universal participation. Parivash believes it is our moral obligation to be involved in social action and participate in the prevalent discourse of society. To Light a Candle (2014) is a film about the triumph of knowledge over intolerance. The Baha'is are Iran's largest religious minority. They are persecuted because of their faith, and barred from teaching and studying at university. But Baha'is do teach, and do study. The Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) was established in 1987 to give young Baha'is a chance to pursue knowledge and receive a quality education The informal courses take place in people's homes, via mail correspondence, and with online lectures. The Iranian government regularly raids BIHE classes and arrests its students and teachers. Hundreds of Baha'is have been jailed simply for teaching and studying at BIHE. Yet, many Muslim Iranians support the right of the Baha'is to higher education and fight for the full enjoyment of civil and human rights by all Baha'is. Maziar Bahari's To Light a Candle is a hopeful story of the BIHE and Iran. In 2015 the film sparked the global Education Is Not A Crime campaign for universal access to higher education. The last Friday of every February will be celebrated as Education is not a Crime day. The campaign has been endorsed by a string of Nobel laureates and other prominent figures around the world. Official website is http://www.notacrime.me/ . In the spirit of justice, freedom, and our shared humanity, please check out and spread the word about this important film and work of Education is Not a Crime! If you liked this, you can follow this podcast (or subscribe on iTunes). To learn more about me, Rachel Horton White, please visit www.soulfulworkconsulting.com

A conversation with Maziar Bahari.

A conversation with Maziar Bahari.

Our line-up includes the animated/live action comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit? which plays at FilmScene this Saturday night at 11PM as part of Bijou After Hours. Next, we’ll be discussing Elf, starring Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, which plays at FilmScene this Saturday, December 6 at 10AM and next Thursday, December 11 at 3PM as part of The Picture Show, a family and children’s series, presented by Midwest One Bank. Finally we’ll be discussing Rosewater, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut based on the true story of journalist Maziar Bahari. Rosewater which opened last Friday at FilmScene, and will continue to play throughout the weekend and following week. Josh Voorhees, a senior writer at Slate, will be joining us during our third segment to discuss the film.  

Jon Stewart is a name most people associate with basic cable comedy.  With the new docu-drama "Rosewater", he takes a stab at filmmaking.  The story concerns Maziar Bahari, a reporter for Newsweek who is arrested and detained while in Iran covering the 2009 election.  While 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' did extraordinary coverage of the the American presidential election in 2004, Stewart's attempt at writing and directing a political drama falls a little flat.  Bahari was held in prison for over 100 days partly because of his involvement in a satirical piece for 'The Daily Show' that was misunderstood by the Iranian government (Fox News probably didn't like it either.)  Phil and Andrew don't have many reservations about pointing out that Stewart's debut effort is a dud.  The material never gets harrowing enough for the viewer to feel the pain of Bahari's imprisonment.  While Stewart's comedy can sometimes go too far, "Rosewater" doesn't go far enough. You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player located below:If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese, Carson Patrick, and Stephen Miller review Rosewater. Directed by Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas. Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese with Carson Patrick and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Rosewater The Verdict: • Carson: Wait for Rental • Stephen: Recommend (with Caveat) • Christopher: Pass (with Caveat) Music for this Episode: • Rosewater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com • voicemail: 1 (760) 575-4879

Episode Description: In this episode, Christopher Schnese, Carson Patrick, and Stephen Miller review Rosewater. Directed by Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas. Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. Show Notes Hosts: • Christopher Schnese with Carson Patrick and Stephen Miller Featured Review: • Rosewater The Verdict: • Carson: Wait for Rental • Stephen: Recommend (with Caveat) • Christopher: Pass (with Caveat) Music for this Episode: • Rosewater (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Contact the show: • email: fans@thespoilerwarning.com • voicemail: 1 (760) 575-4879

Whoa! All three of us saw the same movies this week! Kris talks about interviewing Maziar Bahari, whose story is dramatized in "Rosewater." Evan and Dave are sure that most people who see "Dumb and Dumber To" won't realize "To" is misspelled. And then we all tear "Dumb and Dumber To" a new one.

Today on The Gist, RAND Corp. political scientist Jonah Blank puts Obama’s visit to Myanmar in context. Then, the harrowing prison story that inspired Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater. The film is based on the memoir Then They Came for Me by our guest journalist Maziar Bahari. For the Spiel, the Gruber gaffe. Get The Gist by email as soon as it’s available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relations between Iran and Britain are at a low ebb. The British Embassy in Tehran was attacked in November and now Iranian diplomats have been expelled from the UK. But Iran does not just rely on its embassy to influence people in Britain. In The Report this week Linda Pressly looks into the satellite TV channel Press TV, funded by the Iranian state and edited from Tehran. Press TV has come under fire in recent weeks after it aired the forced confession of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari and critics now want to see it closed down. The Foreign Office has sought ways to curtail the channel's activities and Ofcom is forcing the broadcaster to move its licence to Tehran by the start of the New Year. Present and former Press TV journalists tell the story of the channel's creation in 2007 and explain how it has sought to provide an alternative view of the news with prominent presenters like Yvonne Ridley and George Galloway. Human rights activists explain why they continue to complain to Ofcom about the airing of suspected forced confessions; freelancer Jody Sabral recounts how the channel's coverage of the Syrian uprisings lead to her resignation earlier this year. Many Iranian dissidents and activists see Press TV as part of a wider network of religious, cultural and educational organisations funded by the government. The Report asks what the Iranian government hopes to achieve through these centres and what role they will play with the official embassy closed. Producer: Lucy Proctor Presenter: Linda Pressly.

Al Gore, the chairman of Current TV, has accused Sky Italia of refusing to renew Current TV's contract due to a political agenda. Gore claims that his channel was dropped after it hired left wing commentator Keith Olbermann, a directive he says came from News Corp headquarters. Sky Italia have dismissed the claims as "nonsense" and say the decision was a purely commercial one. Steve Hewlett hears from Al Gore and the head of Sky Italia Tom Mockridge. Despite a judge granting an injunction to protect his privacy, thousands of people have made allegations about Ryan Giggs's personal life on Twitter. Does the law need to be re-assessed to take the impact of social networks into account? And can Twitter be held responsible for its millions of users? The Telegraph's Emma Barnett explains where Twitter stands now. Ofcom has upheld a complaint against Press TV, finding the broadcaster in serious breach of the rules. Last year Press TV broadcast a clip of an interview with journalist Maziar Bahari, which was given while he was imprisoned in Iran but the fact that the interview was given under extreme duress was not made clear. Maziar Bahari joins Steve Hewlett to discuss Ofcom's ruling and the future for Press TV in the UK.Producer SIMON TILLOTSON.

Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari -- who is Newsweek magazine's Iranian correspondent -- said in a NOW on PBS exclusive podcast that Iranians were relieved at the small sign of hope that the nuclear standoff between his country and the West could be resolved. "People are just happy that there won't be a war, that the country will not be attacked ... like Iraq was invaded," Bahari told NOW's Maria Hinojosa in a web-exclusive audio interview from his home in Tehran. In his interview with NOW's Maria Hinojosa, Bahari said the main concern for Iran's future lies not in its nuclear standoff or relationship with the West but in the survival of its economy. "I'm mostly worried about what's happening inside the country, that the government is just intoxicated on oil money, and people are just apathetic at the moment," Bahari said. Bahari argues his presidents and President Bush have more in common than most people would think. "I think they're very similar people. They're both very provincial politicians," he said. Bahari believes both Bush and Ahmadinejad lack a broad world vision of the world, including a solid knowledge of historical events. "I don't think that your president really has a much better perception of the world and what's going on in the world either," he said of Bush.