A Melbourne university lecturer with a focus on Islamic studies has been identified by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as the third Australian currently detained in Iran, alongside two Western Australian travel bloggers.
According to the University of Melbourne website, Dr Moore-Gilbert was working at the university's Asia Insitute, specialising in Middle Eastern politics, before she was reportedly arrested in October 2018. "Our family thanks the Government and the University of Melbourne for their ongoing support at this distressing and sensitive time," they said in a statement.Dr Moore-Gilbert completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom before undertaking her PhD at the University of Melbourne.
Dumb is as dumb does. She's not an academic because they have a level of smarts
should👏not👏have👏gone👏silly
Spy spy spy Ozzie no good at game How many is it now
Good luck with the diplomacy angle. Our pretend Prime Minister has already gone out of his way to say he wants to play 2nd fiddle to the US war machine obliterating Iran as their next oil victim🙄
It is very sad that Iran locks up clearly innocent and naive westerners. Not sure how that marries up with Islamic teaching on compassion HassanRouhani JZarif
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