Azadeh Moaveni - Lipstick Jihad

Overview

Iranian Azdaeh Moaveni discusses her book, “Lipstick Jihad.” She begins by sharing her experiences and memories of growing up as an Iranian in Palo Alto, California during the shadow of the Iranian hostage crisis. She then discusses her experiences traveling back to Iran and her impressions of Iran and America. Moaveni then discusses her and her mother’s religious beliefs. She goes on to share that she was a Fulbright Scholar in Egypt and studied classical and colloquial Arabic. After her studies she became a journalist and covered events in Iran for “Time” magazine. Later in the interview she shares her experiences working in Beirut and reads aloud from her work.