“American Hostage” Authors To Speak At York College
Posted November 22, 2005FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YORK, PA - York College will host the authors of “American Hostage” – a memoir of a journalist kidnapped in Iraq and the remarkable battle to win his release.
Micah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton were journalists and filmmakers working in Iraq on a documentary about the looting of the country's legendary archaeological sites, with their Iraqi translator Amir Doshi. In the late summer of 2004, they began to wrap up their work, and Marie-Hélène returned home while Micah remained for a final two weeks of filming. As Micah and Amir were filming in a Nasiriyah market, something went horribly wrong: Micah, who wore a bushy mustache and was dressed in Iraqi clothing, was unmasked as a foreigner and kidnapped by militants in southern Iraq.
The pair will discuss their book, along with their experiences, Thursday, December 1, at 4 p.m., following some refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the lobby of Schmidt Library. The presentation, free and open to the public, will take place in the library’s east wing on the main level.
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