She is also the author of British Muslims and the Call to Global Jihad (Melbourne: Monash Asia Institute Press: 2007). Aussie academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert's ex-husband has been seen out and about with his new lover for the first since having an affair while she was imprisoned in a hellhole Iranian jail as she declared she no longer cares about him. [18] In August 2020, the Australian 60 Minutes program on the Nine Network aired an episode called "Living Hell" about her imprisonment. He had changed and I was upset and disappointed that he wasnt supporting me to the extent that I would have hoped he would. Harry Howard For Mailonline Associate Professor Richard Pennell did both his BA (in Arabic and Spanish) and his PhD (in Islamic History) at the University of . While imprisoned Dr Moore-Gilbert was kept in a tiny cell in freezing temperatures and was subjected to psychological torture. Previously, Kylie was a Deputy Head of Jun ior School at Westbourne Grammar School. We need no reminding of the depth of the division that exists in our Australian community. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is delighted to announce Professor Nancy Baxter as the new Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. To this day, no evidence of her alleged crimes have been brought forward by Iran, and the Australian government has rejected them as 'baseless and politically motivated'. 'I understand something had shifted for him and for me too. I didnt necessarily think that our marriage was over, but I was thinking to myself based on that maybe I didnt want to stay with him, so it wasnt necessarily a surprise that my marriage came to an end. We are looking forward to her returning to campus when she is ready. Government sources confirmed the Iranians discovery she was in a relationship with an Israeli was the initial trigger for her arrest at Tehran airport. I [was last able to] call my parents about one month ago. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Dr Moore-Gilbert and Mr Hodorov married a few months before she left their Melbourne home on her study trip to Iran. Nancy Baxter is a Canadian surgeon and public health researcher.She is the Head of Melbourne University's School of Population and Global Health, while continuing to maintain her appointment as Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. 'The nature of it given my closeness to both of them was very disappointing for me. Dr Kylie Baxter works in the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies, Asia Institute, the University of Melbourne. She found out the day before from a third person, a third party My family found out and called (him), and he confirmed it.'. She first started working at the University of Melbourne in 1989. But her family and her were kept in the dark over the secret up until her release, despite others being aware it was happening. Robert Crayton Jr., 45, fatally shot his wife and three 'I knew that it (the marriage) wasn't in the same state that it was when I left. Dr Moore-Gilbert was released in November last year as part of a prisoner-swap deal, with the academic thanking the Australian government and the support of the wider community throughout the horrific ordeal. Dr Moore-Gilbert and Dr Baxter are both experts in Middle East studies at the University of Melbourne. . [19], On 24 October 2020, Moore-Gilbert was said to have been transferred from Gharchak to an unknown location. Speaking Persian on the call, she said "I am so depressed. WARNING: Disturbing. 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I have nothing but respect, love and admiration for the great nation of Iran and its warm-hearted, generous and brave people. She was given a ten-year sentence but always denied the charges. She is also the author of British Muslims and the Call to Global Jihad (Melbourne: Monash Asia Institute Press: 2007). The Australian government has rejected the charges as "baseless and politically motivated". Associate Professor Anne Pedersen, Murdoch University. Staff profile. She last week told how she wanted nothing to do with her former husband having previously revealed how she was keen to 'move on' from the marriage. The 33-year-old's mother broke the news while she was in quarantine that her Russian-Israeli husband was having an affair with Dr Kylie Baxter, her university colleague and PhD supervisor, while she was held captive in Iran. She is the author of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: The Rise of Anti-Americanism. The University of Melbourne was made aware of Dr Baxters relationship with Mr Hodorov but said it would not comment on Dr Moore-Gilberts private life. In December 2020, Western and Israeli media claimed Iran had launched a media misinformation campaign against Moore-Gilbert 'accusing her of coordinating with a former Bahraini MP, Jasim Husain, to steal secrets for Israel'. A colleague flagged her with Iranian authorities. Dr Muhammad Kamal is a Kurd originally from Iraq. Kylie Baxter received her PhD from Monash University in 2008, and has published widely on Western Muslim communities and the utilisation of Islamist theory by organisations based in the West. Publisher: Faber, 2022. [25], Her book, The Uncaged Sky: My 804 days in an Iranian prison, published by Ultimo Press, was shortlisted for the 2022 Nonfiction Age Book of the Year[26] and for the 2023 Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction. [14] In a phone call with Reza Khandan, the husband of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Moore-Gilbert said she felt hopeless, isolated, and unable to eat. He is currently the President of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International (an NGO, working in the areas of education, peace and counter-terrorism, women rights, children rights and poverty alleviation); Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors of Minhaj University Lahore (renowned National University in Pakistan) and Chairman of Minhaj Education Society (an Organisation running over 650 schools and colleges all over Pakistan); and the Chairman of the Al-Mawakhat Islamic Micro-Finance. By The charges she was convicted of reportedly stemmed from the Iranian authorities' belief that she was a spy for Israel because of her relationship with an Israeli citizen. In letters smuggled out of Evin Prison and published in January, she wrote: "I'm taking psychiatric medications, but these 10 months that I have spent here have gravely damaged my mental health. In September 2018, Dr Moore-Gilbert was reported as "suspicious" to Iran's Revolutionary Guards by fellow conference delegates and someone she was interviewing, and arrested at Tehran airport as she prepared to fly out of the country, theGuardiansaid. Before her September 2018 arrest, the 33-year-old and Mr Hodorov had just bought a house in Melbourne's east after marrying in 2017 . ACN 000 045 170, Australian Institute of International Affairs. Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert returned to Australia after 804 days in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison to learn her husband had been having an affair with her colleague . One source said that the beatings had caused her to repeatedly fall unconscious and she had major bruises over her entire body. kylie baxter university of melbourne. She will be joining us from Canada, where she is currently a Professor in the . Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Trish has been working as a research assistant with Prof. Abdullah Saeed since 2008 and is currently the NCCISs Research Coordinator. 'I don't know what happened, I don't want to know, I don't want to dwell on it. Kylie has 2 jobs listed on their profile. The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley. Fax: +61 3 8344 7894. 'No one has heard from her since her transfer.'. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [10], The intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested her in September 2018 at Tehran Airport as she was leaving the country after attending a conference. But Moore-Gilbert is now said to be divorcing him following her discovery of his alleged infidelity. 'He never told my family, or told me, that he wanted to leave me. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, 33, has filed for divorce from Ruslan Hodorov, her Russian-Israeli husband, according to the Herald Sun of Melbourne. al-Tajir Lecturer in Middle East and Islamic History. But the academic was gracious, refusing to bad mouth her husband on national television. Subscribe to receive event invitations, special offers and the latest press releases in our email newsletter: Melbourne University Publishing produces books that contribute to the conversation about Australia's political and cultural landscape. Moore-Gilbert denies the charges the Iranian government made against her, and no evidence of her alleged crimes has ever been made public. The British Australian academic, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, was . Now the first cop on the scene has revealed what he saw. Some of the books listed here may be reviewed in a subsequent issue. The comments below have not been moderated, By However, just two days after her release, the Islamic scholar allegedly learned of her husband's affair with her close colleague Dr Kylie Baxter. According to the Melbourne newspaper, The Herald Sun, she discovered that her Russian-Israeli husband, Ruslan Hodorov, was in a relationship with Dr Baxter, her colleague, and PhD supervisor. In January, Dr Moore-Gilbert was reunited with bloggers Mark Firkin and Jolie King who spent time with her behind bars in Iran. Currently, Kylie Baxter works as a Lecturer, Islamic Studies at The University of Melbourne. Both the couple and the Australian Government have repeatedly denied the false claims they were spies. [4], Moore-Gilbert was released by Iran in a "prisoner swap" on 26 November 2020, in exchange for three Iranian prisoners in Thailand, two of whom had been convicted in connection with the 2012 Bangkok bomb plot. [2][3], From September 2018 to November 2020, she was imprisoned in Iran on a charge of espionage.