Nazila Fathi
Nazila Fathi | |
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| Born | 28 December 1970 Tehran, Iran |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Website | www |
Nazila Fathi (born December 28, 1970) is an Iranian-Canadian author and former Teheran correspondent for The New York Times. She also reported on Iran for both Time and Agence France-Presse. In her book The Lonely War, she interweaves her personal history with that of Iran, from the 1979 Revolution until, when continuing to report from Iran became life-threatening in 2009, she was forced into exile.
Biography
Fathi was born in Tehran in 1970.[1] Her father was a senior civil servant in the Ministry of Energy.[2] She studied English at Azad University, and while there began working as a translator for foreign reporters.[1] From that beginning, she became a stringer for The New York Times, Time, and Agence France-Presse.[3]
Frustrated by the Iranian government's multi-year press accreditation process, Fathi moved to Canada in 1999 and became a Canadian citizen.[4] She earned an MA in political science and women's studies from the University of Toronto in 2001 before returning to Tehran as a correspondent for The New York Times.[1][5]
During the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests, Fathi and other journalists reported on the violence by the Iranian government against peaceful protestors. In early 2009, the Iranian government banned international journalists from covering the protests,[6] but Fathi continued to report. Other journalists were arrested by Iranian authorities.[7][8] Fathi was placed under surveillance by the government, and threats were made against her life. In July 2009, she and her family left Iran for Canada.[1][9]
She subsequently became an associate at Harvard's Belfer Center, a Nieman Fellow, and a Shorenstein Fellow.[10][11]
Fathi's book The Lonely War was published by Basic Books in November 2014 and received international recognition.[1][12][13][14]
In later years, she has written and spoken widely on freedom of the press and women’s rights in Iran.[15][16][17]
Bibliography
Nonfiction
- Lonely War: One Woman's Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran (2014)
Children's books
- My Name Is Cyrus (2020)
- Avicenna: The Father of Modern Medicine (2020)
- Razi: The Man Who Discovered How to Make Alcohol (2021)
- The Persian Warrior and Her Queen (2021)
References
- ^ a b c d e Mozaffari, Nahid (31 December 2014). "Nazila Fathi's 'The Lonely War' is a Memoir of Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Fathi, Nazila (11 December 2014). "Nazila Fathi's account of growing up in Revolutionary Iran" (Interview). Interviewed by Tremonti, Anna Maria. Toronto: CBC Radio. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Full Details: The Lonely War". Basic Books. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Fathi, Nazila (11 December 2014). "Nazila Fathi on leaving Iran and rebuilding her career" (Interview). Interviewed by Tremonti, Anna Maria. Toronto: CBC Radio. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Fathi, Nazila (16 January 2010). "The Iranian Exile's Eye". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Iran bans international journalists from covering rallies". CNN. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Newsweek Reporter Detained". Newsweek. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Iranian newspaper raided, employees detained". Committee to Protect Journalists. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Cohn, Martin Regg (17 November 2009). "From Tehran to Toronto for the Times". Toronto Star. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Jahnke, Mark R. (16 February 2012). "15 Questions with Nazila Fathi". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Nazila Fathi". Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Ahmari, Sohrab (28 January 2015). "A Pawn of the Mullahs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Navai, Ramita (9 January 2015). "Book review: 'The Lonely War,' a woman's account of modern Iran". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Duggan, Charlotte (17 January 2015). "Exiled journalist details three decades of unrest in Iran". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Nazila Fathi". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Journalist Nazila Fathi on the Power of Telling Her Story". WBUR Radio Boston. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Nazila Fathi". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 25 October 2025.