Author: Dena Motevalian

Dena Motevalian is a Master's student in International Relations at New York University. She grew up in Iran, then moved to France after college and launched a cultural non-profit for Farsi and Dari-speaking populations. She worked with Iranian and Afghan refugees in France, and on mass production in China, where she conducted research on goals for sustainability in the developing world. Her areas of interest are economic development, policy analysis, religious minorities, and women’s rights in the Middle East.