I think that I'm a really optimistic person.

I think that I'm a really optimistic person.

I'm planning on how I want to tell my own story. I feel like my situation and my experiences are unique in some ways.

I'm a very hopeful person.

I can just generally say that Iran is a very multilayered, controversial country. There are so many contrasts and controversies that question themselves within whole different layers. It's not an easy place to wrap up in one answer or one question. It's a very multicultural, multiethnic place.

For me, the best journalism is usually the best storytelling, and the best stories are those of real people.

I'm always surprised when I read a story that's reported from a great distance.