Maryam Abolfazli on the Human Consequences of Iran Conflict - Nashville Banner

Maryam Abolfazli on the Human Consequences of Iran Conflict - Nashville Banner

Maryam Abolfazli was born and raised in Nashville, into what she describes as a “a big and loving Iranian family.” Some members of that family still live in Iran, where, already contending with a repressive government, they have also lived in a time of war and now, lingering uncertainty. All of this hits close to home for Maryam, who has worked in the Middle East and retains close ties with her extended family. As a fragile ceasefire appears to …