Azadeh Moaveni

Azadeh Moaveni
Moaveni in 2019
Moaveni in 2019
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
OccupationWriter, Journalist
GenreMemoir, news, commentary
SubjectIran, Islamic State, Middle East, politics
Notable worksLipstick 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]

  1. ^ "Azadeh Moaveni". Crisis Group. September 24, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Moaveni, Azadeh (June 27, 2017). Lipstick Jihad. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-549-8.
  3. ^ "Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni: 9780399179754 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Azadeh Moaveni". The Guardian. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Moaveni, Azadeh. "Azadeh Moaveni · LRB". London Review of Books. Retrieved February 1, 2022.