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Publications

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I’m fat. Here’s why I’m not taking a weight loss drug.

September 28, 2024

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My mother’s dieting affected me, too

May 22, 2022

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An Exec Wanted To Meet Me Because Of My Name. Everything Changed When He Saw Me.

Sep 7, 2023

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The Latest Version Of Celebrity Thinness Isn’t Just Annoying, It’s Dangerous. I Should Know.

December 3, 2025

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My mother judged my body as a girl. Years later, we finally understand each other 

May 1, 2023

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What Elizabeth Gilbert Gets Right About Telling the Hardest Truths

September 11, 2025

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What Does It Mean to Write and Publish a Viral Article?

July 15, 2025

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‘I Felt at Home in America, Until an Angry Crowd Heckled me’

January 18, 2023

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‘I Fled Iran at 8-Years-Old, This Is What Ukrainian Children Face’

May 5, 2022

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I Love You But I’ll Never Read Your Substack

July 1, 2025

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Why A New Ed Sheeran Pop Song Means So Much to Someone Like Me

April 15, 2025

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A man tried to abduct me, too. So why did I blame Eliza Fletcher for running at 4am?

September 16, 2022

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Imperfect Women 

May 24, 2022

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​She Saw Me

November 22, 2022

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I Lived With A Self-Destructive Secret For 30 Years. Here’s What Happened When I Told.

June 13, 2022

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The Beauty Of ‘Past Lives’ Is Its Ability to Capture The Immigrant Experience

May 7, 2024

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I wasn’t anxious about back-to-school because of my kids. It was the other moms

August 12, 2024

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Memoir or Novel?

November 6, 2023

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‘The Oscars Showed Me How Free American Women Can Be’

March 12, 2023

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Writing at the Intersection of Fear, Politics and Responsibility

January 28, 2026

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My family fled Iran. These protests are personal to me.

​January 15, 2026

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Arlington Magazine

Describe the key features of the service and how users can benefit from it.

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'Mommy, is there something wrong with me?'

August 11, 2023

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Arlington Magazine

Describe the key features of the service and how users can benefit from it.

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I thought the better I made Christmas, the more American I would feel

Dec 4, 2022

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The Power of this Iranian protest song at the Grammys, on my family and around the world

February 4, 2023

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I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls

October 22, 2022

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