Masih Alinejad

Masih Alinejad is troublemaker. She's one of the most influential voices inside and outside Iran. Masih is a journalist, a TV presenter, a woman's rights activist and the founder of My Stealthy Freedom campaign against compulsory hijab in Iran. Born in Iran in 1976, Masih became a celebrated political journalist in Iran where she was continually in trouble for her writing. She was forced to flee the country to escape arrest in 2009 in aftermath of political unrest. Masih has won numerous awards for her writing and broadcast. She lives in Brooklyn but dreams of returning to a democratic and secular Iran. Learn more at masihalinejadmedia.com