{"609966":{"#nid":"609966","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Master\u2019s Students Participate in the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 25, Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Maryam Rostamour, both alumni from the Bachelor\u0026nbsp;of Science in International Affairs, and now students in the Master\u0026nbsp;of Science in International Affairs program\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, participated in day two of the three-day \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.state.gov\/j\/drl\/irf\/religiousfreedom\/index.htm\u0022\u003EMinisterial to Advance Religious Freedom\u003C\/a\u003E in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first-ever ministerial to advance religious freedom was hosted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to press for greater religious freedom in hopes of \u0026ldquo;producing real, positive change.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmirizadeh and Rostamour\u0026nbsp;spoke on the second day, which was dedicated to convening religious leaders and survivors of religious persecution. These individuals shared their personal stories and\u0026nbsp;expertise\u0026nbsp;to promote change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was an honor to participate in this conference where all government representatives from different nations with different religions gathered together in peace to find solutions to end religious prosecutions and human right violations in their countries,\u0026rdquo; said Maryam Rostamour.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We, as two of the survivors of religious persecution had the chance to share our personal experiences and advocate for other religious minorities in our country in front of government representatives,\u0026rdquo; said Marziyeh Amirizadeh.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two\u0026nbsp;spoke about their arrest by the Islamic Republic of Iran, where they were imprisoned for 259 days and sentenced to execution by hanging for being Christian.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey detailed their account in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/captiveiniran.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECaptive in Iran: A Remarkable True Story of Hope and Triumph amid the Horror of Tehran\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003Es Brutal Evin Prison\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmirizadeh and Rostamour are currently completing their one-year master\u0026#39;s in International Affairs. Following graduation, they hope to work for the State Department to press for greater human rights reform and religious freedom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo watch their presentation at the\u0026nbsp;Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom beginning on minute 19, please go to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usdos\/videos\/10155615662636074\/\u0022\u003EDepartment of State\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/usdos\/videos\/10155615662636074\/\u0022\u003Es Facebook\u003C\/a\u003E page.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 25, Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Maryam Rostamour, both alumni from the Bachelor\u0026nbsp;of Science in International Affairs, and now students in the Master\u0026nbsp;of Science in International Affairs\u0026nbsp;program, participated in day two of the three-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Maryam Rostamour, both alumni from the Bachelor\u0027s of Science in International Affairs and now Master\u0027s of Science in International Affairs students, participated in day two of the three-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom"}],"uid":"34435","created_gmt":"2018-08-20 13:40:20","changed_gmt":"2018-09-05 14:26:20","author":"jpalacios9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"609967":{"id":"609967","type":"image","title":"Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh ","body":null,"created":"1534773017","gmt_created":"2018-08-20 13:50:17","changed":"1538406049","gmt_changed":"2018-10-01 15:00:49","alt":"Photo of Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh","file":{"fid":"232298","name":"IMG_3424.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_3424.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_3424.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":528281,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_3424.jpg?itok=kav9NnC7"}},"609968":{"id":"609968","type":"image","title":"Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom","body":null,"created":"1534773053","gmt_created":"2018-08-20 13:50:53","changed":"1538406077","gmt_changed":"2018-10-01 15:01:17","alt":"Photo of academics at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom","file":{"fid":"232299","name":"37753387_10156522276213810_5411849734321078272_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/37753387_10156522276213810_5411849734321078272_n.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/37753387_10156522276213810_5411849734321078272_n.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":657722,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/37753387_10156522276213810_5411849734321078272_n.jpg?itok=Kk6cGKzQ"}}},"media_ids":["609967","609968"],"groups":[{"id":"597139","name":"International Affairs Alumni in Washington DC"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jessica.palacios@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJessica Palacios\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMarketing and Event Coordinator\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}