Azadeh Moaveni is the author of Guest House for Young Widows. She teaches at NYU.
On 4 March, the UN’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, held a press conference to brief reporters on the attacks of 7 October. A team from her office had spent two weeks in Israel and the West Bank, at the invitation of the government, examining what had happened that day, but Patten was expected to make, at most, a short press statement. Her...
Azadeh Moaveni talks to Tom about the demonstrations in Iran following the killing of Mahsa Amini in September. They discuss the degree to which the protesters have a shared purpose, the history and significance...
Azadeh Moaveni talks to Tom about the situation on the Polish border, where women and children fleeing Ukraine face numerous dangers, including kidnapping, trafficking and forced labour.
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