--- title: Azadeh Moaveni | TIME description: Azadeh Moaveni is an associate professor of journalism at New York University and the author, most recently, of “Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of the Islamic State.” canonical: https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Azadeh Moaveni ## Azadeh Moaveni Azadeh Moaveni is an associate professor of journalism at New York University and the author, most recently, of “Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of the Islamic State.” ## Azadeh Moaveni * ![Protests-in-Iran](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt042755e3399b1972/6998cd457323af14922bd30d/iran-protests-2026-003.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Feb 3, 2026 ### [The Islamic Republic’s Founding Myth](https://time.com/7362275/islamic-republic-founding-myth/) Iranians are rising against censorship and digital inequality, demanding accountability from the Isl... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) * !["I came from a small Kurdish village where it wasn't socially acceptable to be a female artist. My role model was Kathe Kollwitz, a German painter, who taught me how to be a different, and powerful, woman. I think my country's women can do the same and reach for their rights," says Parva Karkhane, 35.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt02d36712d1de429e/698a388716d88437eec3b5df/time-heroes-iris-2022-01-opener.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Dec 7, 2022 ### [The Women of Iran Are TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the Year](https://time.com/article/2022/12/07/heroes-of-the-year-2022-women-of-iran/) [WORLD](/section/world/) * ![A portrait from Look](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff4eb11feda7b469/6987a4a55f570f8121b17e59/lb_newsha-tavakolian-5-look.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Apr 23, 2013 ### [Through Story, a Look into Iran: Newsha Tavakolian's Portraiture](https://time.com/3798777/through-story-a-look-into-iran-newsha-tavakolians-portraiture/) Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian is a strong mentor to a new crop of Iranian photographers. 'L... [WORLD](/section/world/) * ![The following photographs were taken between May and December of 2012.

Sommayeh and her daughter Rana rest in a hostel in downtown Tehran. The two have shuttled to the Iranian capital for treatment after Sommayeh's husband attacked the family with acid.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt479b60fddba70023/6987a32806f2c1474733654f/11.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1) Jan 24, 2013 ### [The Aftermath of an Acid Attack in Iran](https://time.com/3796167/the-agony-of-injustice-in-iran/) When Sommayeh Mehri asked for a divorce, her husband responded with a brutal acid attack. Iranian ph... [WORLD](/section/world/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/","name":"Azadeh Moaveni"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/"},"name":"Azadeh Moaveni","jobTitle":null,"description":"Azadeh Moaveni is an associate professor of journalism at New York University and the author, most recently, of “Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of the Islamic State.”","url":"https://time.com/author/azadeh-moaveni/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```