Melody Moezzi
Born in Chicago in 1979, Moezzi grew up mostly in Dayton, Ohio amid a strong and vibrant Iranian-American diaspora. Today, she lives in Atlanta, with her husband, Matthew, and their cats, Olyan and Talula. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University, Emory University School of Law, and the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.
Articles by Melody Moezzi
July 05, 2009
One of the many chants heard outside of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's campaign headquarters before the Iranian presidential election was "Doctor boro Doctor," which means "Go to the doctor, Doctor." This chant refers to Ahmadinejad as its subject ("Doctor" because he has a PhD in civil engineering), and it suggests that he see a doctor, namely, a psychiatrist, to get his head checked.
June 17, 2009
The outpouring into the streets of Tehran, Shiraz and other large cities throughout the country is a call for recognition. As members of Iran´s baby-boomer generation such as myself start entering our thirties, we are sending a loud and clear message to our leaders: we´ve grown up, we´re sick of your empty promises, and we´ve learned how to mobilize in true Iranian style.
June 17, 2009
If current unrest inside of Iran is to in fact transform from merely a call for fair elections to a call for a new secular revolution, then we as Iranians will have get organized quickly and find a true inspirational figure among us.
August 12, 2008
Melody Moezzi is a writer, activist, author and attorney. Her first book, "War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims," won her a 2007 Georgia Author of the Year Award. She is a columnist for "Muslim Girl Magazine" and has written essays and articles for many print and online publications. Melody has also appeared on various radio programs, including NPR´s "All Things Considered." Born in Chicago in 1979, she grew up mostly in Dayton, Ohio amid a strong and vibrant Iranian-American diaspora. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Emory University Schools of Law and Public Health. For more information about Melody and her writings, please visit www.melodymoezzi.com.
December 27, 2007
To put further sanctions on Iran today would be like pushing someone into a lake and then pouring a glass of water on his head. As an Iranian-American who was born the year of Iran’s Islamic revolution and who has never in my lifetime witnessed an Iran that was not a so-called Islamic Republic, I ca...
October 18, 2006
A few years ago I moved from New Haven to Atlanta. Before the move, my husband and I easily decided that it wouldn’t be worth it to take our admittedly cheap furniture with us, so we placed an ad in a local paper to sell it all. About a week before the move, a man called saying that he lived in ou...