About the Author


Aylin Sedighi

Aylin Sedighi is a writer who is working on her historical-fiction novel about the lives and trials of women and children in old Iran. Her articles have appeared on Kveller.com, The Jerusalem Post and Aish.com


As a Jew in Manhattan, Something Has Changed

Walking the streets of Manhattan today, I am reminded of the fear I felt growing up in Iran.

Pogroms, Past and Present

As a Jewish immigrant to the US from Iran, I first encountered the word “pogrom” in Elie Wiesel’s book, Night.

Living in Iran Made me a Lifelong Zionist

Growing up in a country that tried its hardest to teach me to hate everything about my Judaism and Israel made my resolve even stronger.

Out of Iran, Finding My Voice

As an Iranian Jewish woman who grew up in Iran wearing a hijab, my childhood and experience of feminism is vastly different than most women.

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