Please paraphrase. Christiane Amanpour was born in London, England, [2] Amanpour
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Christiane Amanpour was born in London, England,[2] Amanpour was raised in Tehran. Her father, Mahmoud Amanpour, is a Muslim from Iran; her mother, Patricia Hill, is a Christian from England.[3][4] She is fluent in English and Farsi.
After completing the larger part of her elementary education in Iran, she was sent by her parents to boarding school in England when she was 11. She attended Holy Cross Convent, an all-girls school located in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, and then, at age 16, New Hall School, in Chelmsford, Essex. Christiane and her family returned to England not long after the Islamic Revolutionbegan. She has stressed that they were not forced to leave the country, but were actually returning to England due to the Iran–Iraq War. The family ultimately remained in England, finding it difficult to return to Iran.[5]
After leaving New Hall, Amanpour moved to the United States to study journalism at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communication and Media. During her time there, she worked in the news department at WBRU-FM in Providence, Rhode Island. She also worked for NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island, as an electronic graphics designer.[6] In 1983, Amanpour graduated from the university summa laude and Phi Beta Kappa[7] with a B.A. degree in journalism.[8]
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Christiane Amanpour was conceived in London, England, [2] and brought up in Tehran. Her father, Mahmoud Amanpour, is a Muslim from Iran, while her mother, Patricia Hill, is a Christian from England. [3][4] She is conversant in English and Farsi.
When she was 11, her parents sent her to Holy Cross Convent, an all-girls school in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, for her studies after her primary education in Iran. And after that, at age of 16, she went to New Hall School, in Chelmsford, Essex. Christiane and her family came back to Britain when the Islamic Revolution began and she has maintained the fact that they were not compelled to leave, but rather were coming back to Britain due to the Iran– Iraq War. The family has stayed in Britain since, finding it hard to go back to Iran. [5]
Subsequent to leaving New Hall, Amanpour studied journalism at the University of Rhode Island's Harrington School of Communication and Media, in the United States. While there, she worked for the news division at WBRU-FM as well as an electronic graphics designer for NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. [6] In 1983, Amanpour graduated from the college with highest honor and Phi Beta Kappa [7] with a B.A. degree in journalism. [8]