Masih Alinejad: A Rebel With A Cause
By: National Public Radio
In the world of Iranian journalism, Masih Alinejad, 33, may be considered a daredevil of sorts. In 2005, she published the salaries of top Iranian politicians, exposing that many had lied about having taken pay cuts. That same year, she got into a verbal fight with a Muslim cleric in the Iranian Parliament for not having her hair fully covered under her headscarf. A year later, she requested an interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The title of her column: “Talk To Me, Mr. Ahmadinejad, If You Dare To.” He declined.
But her best stunt yet may have come last November, right after Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency. Iranian journalists are not permitted by their government to interview American officials. In fact, when 11 journalists tried to come to the United States to cover the presidential elections, they were stopped by Iranian officials at the airport and their passports were confiscated.
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