Scheherezade Faramarzi

About Scheherezade Faramarzi

Scheherezade Faramarzi, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, is a longtime correspondent with The Associated Press based in Beirut, Lebanon. Born in Iran and educated in the West, she has reported on the 1979 Islamic Revolution and its aftermath, the Iran-Iraq war, the U.S. Embassy hostage crisis in Iran, and more recent events involving Iran and Middle East conflicts.

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It Matters Who Tells the Story in the Middle East

By Bruce Shapiro and Scheherezade Faramarzi• Features• December 15, 2009

‘The deliberate or unconscious dehumanization of Arabs is also reflected in the way they are portrayed on television. … selective images confirm the stereotype that Arabs are inherently violent.’ Read more

When the Predictable Overtakes the Real News About Iran

By Scheherezade Faramarzi• International Journalism• June 12, 2009

‘What makes news in the West are Iran’s "menacing" actions in Iraq or words against Israel, with such stories told in a similar narrative, encased in little context and with a shortage of evidence.’ Read more