Concordia University professor jailed in Iran

A Canadian academic visiting Iran has been arrested, according to her family, and is being held in Tehran's infamous Evin prison, writes Susan Ormiston for CBC News.

Iran accuses Concordia University Professor Homa Hoodfar (65) of "co-operating with a foreign state against the Islamic Republic of Iran". It's not yet clear whether she's been charged with espionage, sedition or propaganda against the state.

Hoodfar, who holds both Canadian and Iranian passports, is an anthropologist and teaches at the university in Montreal. She's a world expert on sexuality and gender in Islam and has written books and papers. Hoodfar's niece, Amanda Ghahremani, told CBC News the family has been trying since 10 March to get her out of Iran.
Full report on the CBC site