Here’s a bit about me

I was born in Iran, grew up in Sydney and am currently based just outside Chicago. It generally takes me ten minutes to answer the question, “Where are you from?”

I got my start in organizing at the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and then went on to work at GetUp, Change.org, the Mozilla Foundation and founded Berim (‘Let’s go’ in Farsi) - a non-profit that worked to support changemakers in Iran. I’m currently the Deputy Director at Win Without War.

My writing has appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Punch, The Drum and I’ve also been a panelist on the ABC’s Q and A.

My upcoming novel was long-listed for the Richell Prize, and will come out in early 2021 with Wakefield Press. I’m represented by Danielle Binks at  Jacinta di Mase Management.