Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times, Author at Task & Purpose

By Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jan 15, 2020

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‘I never expected a prison guard … to treat me with kindness’ — How an American ISIS supporter turned away from Islamist extremism

"I'll show you respect and trust you just like I trust everybody else. We're going to start a new page...

By Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jan 5, 2020

History

"It's been the closest emotional feeling to 1979 for me."

By Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jul 22, 2019

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The seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the...

By Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Mar 15, 2019

News

Lawyers representing the family of an American citizen from San Diego detained in Iran said Thursday that the Navy veteran...

By Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jan 15, 2019

News

Despite the pair's disarming appearance, U.S. authorities allege they were operating in Orange County as agents of the Islamic Republic...