Prisoner: Mahtob Mahmoody was kidnapped by her father Betty begged him to cancel the trip – the country was still in turmoil after the Islamic revolution and the US embassy hostage crisis, and was ...

Not Without My Daughter is based on the true story of Betty Mahmoody, a Michigan woman whose world crumbles after her Iranian-born husband, whom she trusted, holds her and their 4-year-old daughter, ...

IN 1984, an American woman named Betty Mahmoody travelled to Iran with her husband, Sayyed (better known as ‘Moody’) and five-year-old daughter, Mahtob, for what she believed would be a two-week ...

DETROIT — Laid out for the visitor on an immaculate white tablecloth is a breakfast of abundant hospitality — bowls of walnuts, feta cheese, softened butter and small oven-warmed pitas. It's what ...

FLINT, Michigan — Betty Mahmoody and her four-year-old daughter, Mahtob, traveled to Iran in 1984 for what was supposed to be a two-week visit with family. But then they were held in Tehran against ...

Though the basic information is fascinating, its protracted and methodical presentation is less so, in "Without My Daughter," a docu chronicling the husband's side of the alleged spousal abuse story.

DETROIT — Laid out for the visitor on an immaculate white tablecloth is a breakfast of abundant hospitality: bowls of walnuts, feta cheese, softened butter and small oven-warmed pitas. Such fare is ...

It was a highly emotional fall afternoon as author and speaker Betty Mahmoody Betty Mahmoody addressed an overflow crowd for the Human Options luncheon fundraiser at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort.

It's been almost 25 years since a film called "Not Without My Daughter" captured the world's attention and thrust a Michigan mother and her child into the international spotlight. The movie starred ...

Mahtob Mahmoody and her mum Betty were duped into visiting her dad's homeland and their desperate flight to safety was turned into a Hollywood movie Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for ...