Ms Yvonne Ridley's Visit to Auckland and Wellington

Assalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh

The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand Inc. (FIANZ) is pleased to announce that it will be inviting Ms Yvonne Ridley, an experienced Journalist who was once held as an hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan in early 2000.

As a Journalist, Ms Ridley has extensively covered Afghanistan during the period when it was under the control of the Taliban. Soon after her release from the Taliban, Ms Ridley embraced Islam. Since then, Ms Ridley has been travelling around the world speaking about the beauty of Islam. We had the pleasure of welcoming Ms Ridley to New Zealand in 2005.

Ms Ridley will address at the following gatherings:

1. Lecture at the Kilbirnie Mosque
   7.00 pm, Friday, 3 October 2014
   Free Entry
2. Lecture at Auckland University of Technology, Mayoral Drive
   2.30 pm, Saturday, 4 October 2014
   Title: " Engaging with the media effectively in the current global context"
   Target Audience: Youth
   Cost: $10.00
3. Lecture at AUT, Mayoral Drive
   7.30 pm, Saturday, 4 October 2014
   Free Entry
4. Alexander Park, Greenlane, Auckland
   10.00 am, Sunday, 5 October 2014
   Free Entry

Media interviews with Ms Ridley can be organised through Ms Tayyaba Khan (MOB: 020 403 98702)

Please click on the attachment below to read FIANZ's full statement on the Visit by Ms Yvonne Ridley.