Geneive Abdo
Encyclopedia
Geneive Abdo is an American journalist who has covered "numerous Islam
ic countries for over a decade."
She was the correspondent in Iran
for The Guardian
starting in 1998 before "slipping out" of the country with her husband in February 2001 under threat of arrest for "publishing fabrications and distortions" in an interview with Akbar Ganji
, in which Ganji warned "of a possible social explosion in Iran in reaction to the theological `fascism`" in Iran. Starting in 2002 she was a United Nations
Alliance of Civilizations, liaison officer.
She has served as a regular contributor to The Economist
magazine and The International Herald Tribune. From 1992-1993, she was the Middle East correspondent for The Dallas Morning News
, based in Cairo
and from 1990–1992, she worked as a correspondent based in Moscow
for Reuters
. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times
, The Washington Post
, and The Boston Globe
She was married to journalist Jonathan Lyons.
Islam
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ic countries for over a decade."
She was the correspondent in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
starting in 1998 before "slipping out" of the country with her husband in February 2001 under threat of arrest for "publishing fabrications and distortions" in an interview with Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji
Akbar Ganji is an Iranian journalist and writer. He has been described as "Iran’s preeminent political dissident", and a "wildly popular pro-democracy journalist" who has crossed press censorship "red lines" regularly...
, in which Ganji warned "of a possible social explosion in Iran in reaction to the theological `fascism`" in Iran. Starting in 2002 she was a United Nations
United Nations
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Alliance of Civilizations, liaison officer.
She has served as a regular contributor to The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
magazine and The International Herald Tribune. From 1992-1993, she was the Middle East correspondent for The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
, based in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
and from 1990–1992, she worked as a correspondent based in Moscow
Moscow
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for Reuters
Reuters
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. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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, and The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
She was married to journalist Jonathan Lyons.
Works
- No God but God: Egypt and the Triumph of Islam (2000)
- Answering Only to God: Faith and Freedom in Twenty-First Century Iran (With Jonathan Lyons) (2003)
- Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11 (2006)