Woman, Life, Freedom: A Life for a Strand of HairIt’s 1978. Iran has had decades of relative prosperity, boasting one of the highest rates of economic growth anywhere in the world. The…Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
The Consistent Effect Trap: An Argument Against PrivatisationI’m a medical student in Australia. Last year, I spent 4 weeks on an orthopedic rotation, under tutelage of an orthopaedic surgeon. A…Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
On OptimismThe year we shared was an amplifier: pointing to gaps that were hidden, vulnerabilities we had ignored, and the things we hold most dear…Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
From horseback to the operating theatre: Our family story, and reflections on privilegeMy grandfather, babai to us, was born in a small village north-west of Iran. He lost his mother shortly after birth, and his father a…Oct 30, 20201Oct 30, 20201
I’m not sexist. But we are.I spent 2020 serving as the president of our medical student society in Canberra. In the microcosm that has dominated most of my life this…Oct 5, 20201Oct 5, 20201
