Azadeh Moaveni | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, Journalist |
Genre | Memoir, news, commentary |
Subject | Iran, Islamic State, Middle East, politics |
Notable works | Lipstick Jihad |
Azadeh Moaveni (Persian: آزاده معاونى, born 1976) is an Iranian-American writer, journalist, and academic. She is the former director of the Gender and Conflict Program at the International Crisis Group,[1] and is Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Institute of Journalism. She is the author of four books, including the bestselling Lipstick Jihad[2] and Guest House for Young Widows,[3] which was shortlisted for numerous prizes. She contributes to The New York Times, The Guardian,[4] and The London Review of Books.[5]