Azadeh Moaveni

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The Women of Iran Are TIME's 2022 Heroes of the Year

In the winter of 2017, a young woman called Vida Movahed stood on top of a utility box on Revolution Street, a busy artery of central Tehran, and dangled her white headscarf on a stick....

By Azadeh Moaveni

Through Story, a Look into Iran: Newsha Tavakolian's Portraiture

Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian is a strong mentor to a new crop of Iranian photographers. 'Look', a show of her work at the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York, is a picture of a declining Iranian middle-class.

By Azadeh Moaveni

The Aftermath of an Acid Attack in Iran

When Sommayeh Mehri asked for a divorce, her husband responded with a brutal acid attack. Iranian photographer Abolfazl Nesaei documents how Mehri and her daughters live with the scars.

By Azadeh Moaveni
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