I’m a policy analyst, scholar, and writer working across technology policy, geopolitical analysis, Islamic and Persianate intellectual history, and creative practice. I currently work in policy and trust and safety at TikTok USDS, and previously worked in generative AI trust and safety at Meta. Before that, I led the Iran desk at FilterLabs AI.

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I hold a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia, where I specialized in Islamic Studies and the Persianate literary and intellectual tradition. I was a Fulbright Scholar and am currently a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union. My research focuses on Sufi poetry, Persian literature, poetics, affect, and knowledge. My research and writing has appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals, op-eds, and literary journals, and has been presented at 15+ international conferences.