For the Sun After Long Nights

In 2022, in response to the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians - mostly women - took to the streets in protest. Fatemeh Jamalpour had just returned to the country after working in London, and despite the threat of imprisonment or death for her work as a journalist, joined the throngs of people fighting to topple Iran's religious extremist regime. Across the globe, Nilo Tabrizy, was covering the protests and state violence in Iran. She knew that spotlighting the women on the frontlines and the systemic injustice of the Iranian government meant she would not be able to safely return to Iran in the future. Though they had only met once in person, Nilo and Fatemeh corresponded constantly. This book highlights what it means, as a journalist, to cover the stories that are closest to one's heart.