Melody Moezzi

Iranian-American Muslim Activist, Attorney, and Award-Winning Author

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Melody Moezzi Biography

Melody Moezzi was born at the height of the Islamic Revolution in the Middle East and raised amid a vibrant, loving, and gossipy Iranian diaspora in the American Midwest. At eighteen, Moezzi began to battle a severe physical illness and her surrounding community showered her hospital room with roses, lilies, and hyacinths.

But when she attempted suicide and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, there were no flowers. She was encouraged to keep her mental illness a secret by both her family and an increasingly callous and indifferent medical establishment. Refusing to be ashamed, Moezzi became an outspoken advocate, determined to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and reclaim her life along the way.

Today, as an Iranian-American Muslim activist, attorney, and award-winning author, she is also a UN Global Expert and a blogger for The Huffington Post and Ms. Magazine. Moezzi is also a featured columnist and blogger for Bipolar Magazine, and her writings have appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, and many other publications worldwide. She has provided commentaries for CNN, NPR, BBC, HLN, PRI and other media outlets. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/12/2024.

Melody Moezzi Speaking Topics

  • Training and Workshops

    Coping with mental illness, Coping with a family member living with mental illness, Social Media, Nonfiction writing, Diversity

  • Ask Anything: A Reversal of Roles

    Here, the audience leads the discussion. After providing a brief (10 minutes tops) introduction to her work, Moezzi entertains questions from an audience for up to two hours.

  • Social Media and New Media

    A discussion of the role of social media in our modern world, with a focus on what it means for activists, journalists and the future of cross-cultural communication.

  • Diversity and Identity: Race, Religion, Gender and Disability

    Moezzi uses her own unique experience as an Iranian-American Muslim bipolar feminist writer, activist and attorney living with a serious mental illness to draw broader conclusions about the roles of race, religion, gender and disability in our lives and our shrinking world.

  • The Activist Writer and Writing for a Cause

    Moezzi discusses the power of the pen, how writing can change the world and how one pursues a career in activism and/or writing.

  • Iran

    Moezzi addresses the issues facing modern-day Iranians--both inside of Iran and within the diaspora. She also discusses the role of the opposition movement in the country and the plights of activists, attorneys and journalists in particular.

Melody Moezzi Videos

  • Melody Moezzie on Ricki Lake
  • Melody Moezzi on the 2009 Iran Election
  • Melody Moezzi on CNN Discussing Neda

Melody Moezzi Books

  • War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims
    War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims

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Melody Moezzi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Training and Workshops, Ask Anything: A Reversal of Roles, Social Media and New Media, Diversity and Identity: Race, Religion, Gender and Disability, The Activist Writer and Writing for a Cause and Iran. The estimated speaking fee range to book Melody Moezzi for your event is available upon request. Melody Moezzi generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mohsin Zaidi, Khaled A. Beydoun, Noura Erakat, Meredith Goldstein and Farhana Khera. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Melody Moezzi for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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