Mandy is a storyteller passionate about covering migration, diaspora communities, and the political and post-conflict dynamics of the region. She has reported from Morocco on Christian migrants and covered the Iranian diaspora in New York City.
She holds an undergraduate degree in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration and a master’s in Global Journalism and Near Eastern Studies. Her work explores the intersection of gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
Selected Pitched & Published Pieces
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Lebanon's Health Care System 'Under Siege' Amid Israel's Military Campaign
Newsweek
October 28, 2024 -
Iran Threatens 'Even More Crushing' Blows After Nasrallah Killed by Israel
Newsweek
September 28, 2024 -
What's Changed 15 Years After Iran's Green Movement
Newsweek
June 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 -
Trump Family's Business Ties to the Middle East Explained
Newsweek
May 11, 2025
How Two Iranian American Directors Translate Sanaz Toossi’s ‘English’, American Theatre, February 2024
Highlights From Canada’s Middle East and North Africa Film Festival, Hyperallergic, January 2024
Maryam Keshavarz's The Persian Version, The Brooklyn Rail, December 2023
Theatre as Refuge and Resistance in a Time of War, American Theatre, November 2023