After the attack on Rushdie, the fear of refugee writers in the United States

Moniro Ravanipour prefers to get acquainted by video before accepting the interview. “People around me told me to be careful before talking to you. Anyone can be part of their army,” she explains. Allusion to religious fundamentalists, these ” brainwashed robots programmed to silence her.

Iranian author based in the suburbs of Las Vegas, her books focusing on women, criticism of power, have been banned in her country. After the 1979 Islamic revolution, his brother was executed. His sister had to flee the country. Already the target of regular hacking, the activist novelist has learned to be wary of people she doesn’t know. Since the attempted assassination of Salman Rushdie, Friday August 12, it takes even more…