Lipstick Jihad is Iranian-American

Iranian-American

Iranian-Americans are Americans of Iranian ancestry or people possessing Iranian and American dual citizenship.Iranian-Americans are amongst the most highly educated groups in the United States...

 writer Azadeh Moaveni

Azadeh Moaveni

- Education :Moaveni grew up in San Jose, California, and studied politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She won a Fulbright Fellowship to Egypt, and studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo.- Career :...

's first book, published on February 4, 2005.

The book tells the story of her first-person experiences in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 where she worked as a reporter after living in the United States her whole life. The book is part of a growing movement of female writers within the Iranian diaspora, including such other authors as Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi is an Iranian-born French contemporary graphic novelist, illustrator, animated film director, and children's book author...

, Firoozeh Dumas

Firoozeh Dumas

Firoozeh Dumas is an Iranian-American writer.Dumas began to write and submit essays to obtain money to go toward college....

, and Nahid Rachlin.