by Zach | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
This article originally appeared on Forbes. The tragic conflict that is currently ravaging Ukraine has precipitated one of the biggest refugee crises in Europe since World War II. At present, an estimated 4.3 million people have fled their homes in Ukrainian towns and...
by Zach | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
This article originally appeared in Ms. Magazine. In Iran, morality police prosecute over 16,000 women per year for “violations” from wearing an improper hijab to walking with a male friend. A growing women’s rights movement uses the internet to fight back. Read more...
by Zach | Sep 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
This article originally appeared in Arab News. An Iranian human rights group has relaunched a smartphone app designed to help Iranian citizens, especially women, avoid harassment, arrest and punishment by the strict “morality police” who enforce religious observance...
by Zach | Aug 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
This article orginally appeared in Vice. Last May, Iranians re-elected president Hassan Rouhani, a reformist leader, in hopes he will slowly edge Iran toward a more open and progressive sociopolitical culture. Read more on...
