From 2006-2007, she was a correspondent and producer for the English-language channel of Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. During Iran’s June 2009 Presidential elections, Ms. Siamdoust provided on-the-ground reportage for Time on the disputed election results and ensuing street demonstrations. Currently based in Beirut, Lebanon, Ms. Siamdoust is a doctoral candidate in Modern Middle Eastern Studies at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford.