Kingston WritersFest: Prisoner of Tehran · Marina Nemat

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 1:30pm

Holiday Inn, Islandview Room
2 Princess Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 1A2

At 16, Marina Nemat stood up for the principle of equal education for women and ended up in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. After two years of torture, under threat of a death sentence, she escaped her fate by marrying one of her torturers. Twenty years later, now a Canadian, she tells her story despite continued death threats, exile, and vilification. A finalist for Britain’s Young Minds Award, Marina received the inaugural Human Dignity Prize from the European Parliament.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 onsite
High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 onsite

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