Freed Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar set to land in Montreal

MONTREAL – A Canadian-Iranian woman who spent nearly four months in prison in Iran is set to land in Montreal this morning.

Homa Hoodfar was released earlier this week and flown out of Iran to Oman.

The retired anthropology professor is scheduled to hold a news conference at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport at 8:30 a.m. eastern.

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READ MORE: Canadian Homa Hoodfar released from Iranian prison

Hoodfar had been detained since June 6 at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on allegations of “dabbling in feminism” and security matters.

Hoodfar, 65, is known for her research on Muslim women in various regions of the world and there have been suggestions Iranian authorities were particularly struck by her research on homosexuality and women’s sexuality in the context of Muslim countries.

She travelled to Iran in February to see family and do academic research but was arrested in March, just as she was set to return to Montreal. She was released on bail and then rearrested in early June.