Camelia Entekhabifard

Iranian journalist and author (born 1973)

Journalist
artist

Years active1993–present

Camelia Entekhabifard (also Camelia E. Fard or Camelia Entekhabi-Fard, Persian: کاملیا انتخابی‌فرد, born 1973) is an Iranian American journalist and the editor-in-chief of the Independent Persian, the first international newspaper published in Persian.^[1]

She is an author, columnist and news analyst who writes primarily on Iranian foreign policy as well as Middle Eastern regional issues, including the crisis in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, and the political and security situation in Afghanistan.^[2]

Since leaving Iran in 2000, she has reported on Iran and Afghanistan for AP, Reuters, Le Monde Diplomatique, The Independent, Al-Jazeera, New York times, CNN, Newsweek, HuffPost, Al-Arabiya, Al-Hayat, Al-Ahram Weekly, Arab News, Shaq Al-Awsat, Mother Jones, Village Voice among many others.^[3]

She is a news commentator and frequently appears on Al-Arabiya, Sky News, Al-Hadath, i24News, Alaraby TV, BBC, CNN and other news channels.^[4]

Her book Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth (ISBN 978-1-583-22833-3) __a Memoir of Iran was published in March 2007 and translated into several languages including English, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian and Turkish.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Camelia Entekhabifard: Editor in Chief, The Independent Persian". INDEPENDENT. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
^ "Columnist: Camelia Entekhabifard". ARAB NEWS.
^ "Camelia Entekhabi-Fard's Aha! Moment". ophra.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
^ "What Is the IRGC If Not a Terror Organization?". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT.
^ "Camelia Entekhabifard - Camelia: Save Yourself By Telling the Truth". Payvand News.
^ Entekhabifard, Camelia (2007). Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth - A Memoir of Iran. Seven Stories Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-583-22719-0. Retrieved 2023-07-03.