audio & print journalist
Selected Published Pieces
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Savannah's Evergreen St. Patrick's Day Parade Celebrates 200th Anniversary
Newsweek
March 15, 2024 -
An Iranian-American Woman’s Quest to Reconnect With Her Heritage
Hyperallergic
August 3, 2023
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Arian Moayed of Succession Is Ready For His Backstage Nap
Interview Magazine
May 26, 2023
Recent Freelance & Newsroom Articles
“Fani Willis Urged to Resign by Democratic Lawyer: 'Utter Embarrassment,'"Newsweek (March 29, 2024)
“Nuclear Plant to Reopen Amid 'Uncharted Risk' Concerns,” Newsweek (March 27, 2024)
“California City Wants to Become Transgender 'Sanctuary,’” Newsweek (March 26, 2024)
“Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Taking Down Mike Johnson,” Newsweek (March 22, 2024)
“Letitia James' Plan Puts Donald Trump's Golf Course at Risk,” Newsweek (March 21, 2024)
“Bernie Moreno's Chances of Beating Sherrod Brown in Ohio, According to Polls,” Newsweek (March 21, 2024)
“Stunning Cherry Blossoms Welcome Spring in Full Bloom in Washington, D.C.,” Newsweek (March 19, 2024)
“These are the 12 Best Hospitals in the US in 2024,” Newsweek (March 1, 2024)
“These Are the 10 Best Hospitals in the World,” Newsweek (February 28, 2024)
“Beatlemania 60 Years After Band's Landmark 'Ed Sullivan Show' Appearance,” Newsweek (February 7, 2024)
“How Two Iranian American Directors Translate Sanaz Toossi’s ‘English’,” American Theatre (February 5, 2024)
“Highlights From Canada’s Middle East and North Africa Film Festival,” Hyperallergic (January 25, 2024)
“Maryam Keshavarz’s The Persian Version,” Brooklyn Rail (December/January Issue)
“Theatre as Refuge and Resistance in a Time of War,” American Theatre (November 29, 2023)
“How Sepideh Moafi’s Golden Globe Dress Honors Iran’s Protest Arts,” Hyperallergic (January 24, 2023)
Selected Articles from People Magazine
5 Things Every American Should Know About President Biden's Controversial Middle East Tour
Israel and Palestinian Militant Group Reach Ceasefire After Weekend of Violence in Gaza
Justice Stephen Breyer Has Retired from the Supreme Court: Inside His 28 Years on the Bench
How Meghan Markle's New Ring She Wore to the UN Is a 'Pinky Promise' to Other Women
See 'Selling Sunset' Star Vanessa Villela and Fiancé Nick Hardy's Romantic Engagement Photos
Selected Writing for Newsweek Magazine’s “Rewind: The Archives” Section
Michael Jordan, Carter’s Middle East Plan, U.S. in Iraq, March 22, 2024
Ritalin, Luciano Pavarotti, Savings and Loans Crisis, March 15, 2024
Saddam Hussein, Water Crisis, Babies and Autism, February 23, 2024
Hidden War with Iran, The Concorde, Fetal Tissue Research, February 16, 2024
Health Benefits Battles, Truman Capote, Energy Proposal, January 26, 2024
Gross National Product, Abortion, January 12, 2024
Selected Captions for Newsweek’s “In Focus” Print & Digital Section
Chaos Engulfs Capital, Marine Menace, Earning Her Stripes, Setting the Agenda (Mar. 22 Issue)
Hunger Emergency, Scoring Legend (Mar. 15 Issue)
Diplomatic Blaze, Send Help, Rhino Relocation (Feb. 9 Issue)
Global Tribunal, Coalition Strikes, (Jan. 26 Issue)
Fuel Phaseout, Coffee Klatch, Cyclone Chaos, Heroic Remembrance (Dec. 22 Issue)
Entry Denied, Glowing Gardens, Cooling Tensions, Advance on Shifa (Dec. 8 Issue)
GOP’s Global Gaze, Country’s Best, Apparel Uproar, Ivanka’s Inquisition (Nov. 24 Issue)
Gaza Lifeline, Squall Survey, Lone Star Triumph (Nov. 17 Issue)
Multiple Quakes (Oct. 27 Issue)
The Greatest, Surprise Attack, Newest Senator, Labor Power (Oct. 20 Issue)
Caught Crossing, Drenched Gotham, Golf Gold, Vandal Attack (Oct. 13 Issue)
Audio Samples
Iranian American Twin Sisters Remember Their Mother, StoryCorps First Cut (December 2023) (please contact for the password)
Learning Culture Through Her Mother’s Language, StoryCorps First Cut (November 2023) (please contact for the password)
Rev. Fahed Abu-Akel on His Palestinian Roots, StoryCorps First Cut (October 2023) (please contact for the password)
#CookforIran, NYU Audio Reportage Course (December 2022)
Iranian Americans in NYC Creating Community Outside of Protests, Pavement Pieces (February 2023)