TEHRAN -- Yvonne Ridley, the Muslim British journalist who was captured by the Taliban in 2001, will judge the short films and animations of the 14th International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF), organizes announced on Saturday.

The International Resistance Film Festival will be held in Tehran from September 23 to 30, during the Sacred Defense Week to commemorate the anniversary of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. 

Ridley converted to Islam after release, and later became an outspoken opponent of Zionism. 

“Torture - Does It Work? Interrogation Issues and Effectiveness in the Global War on Terror”, “In the Hands of the Taliban: Her Extraordinary Story” and “Ticket to Paradise” are some of the books written by Ridley.

Iranian filmmakers Majid Majidi and Ahmadreza Darvish have been selected for the jury of the official competition of the festival.

In addition, filmmakers Rashed Radwan from Spain and Anis Lassoued from Tunisia will judge works at various sections of the festival.  

The event will also host the U.S. filmmaker Abdallah Omeish to promote his documentary “The War around Us”.

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