audio & print journalist

Selected Published Pieces

  • 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

  • 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 Writing for Newsweek Magazine’s “Rewind: The Archives” Section

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