Designated terrorist group CAIR demands the DOJ and FBI explain detention of an American-born convert to Islam who is an anchor in Iran for Iranian state TV
January 19, 2019 by BareNakedIslam 7 Comments
When Marzieh Hashemi – born Melanie Franklin – traveled to the United States to visit her family, she was immediately arrested by the FBI at St Louis Lambert International Airport, then transferred to Washington DC.
CAIR The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), designated a terrorist organization by other Arab Muslim nations, today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI to explain why a detained American citizen who is a long-time anchor on Iranian television – Press TV – is allegedly being denied religious rights while held on unspecified grounds.
Marzieh Hashemi, an anchorwoman on Iranian state television’s English-language service, was arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S. Her son said she was being held in prison, apparently as a material witness.
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