Melody Moezzi

Moezzi has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Parabola, The Huffington Post, NPR, and Ms. magazine, among others. She was a columnist for the short-lived Muslim Girl Magazine. Moezzi speaks openly about having bipolar disorder and is a regular columnist and blogger for Bipolar Magazine.Alam, M. Junaid (2008), "[http://www.thenation.com/article/war-error-real-stories-american-muslims#axzz2ZR0bp4TA Who are the Muslims in our Midst?]", The Nation. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.[https://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=melody+moezzi NPR search results], Retrieved on 15 July 2009.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melody-moezzi The Huffington Post's Top Posts / Blogger Index], Retrieved on 15 July 2009.

Moezzi has appeared on several television and radio programs, including CNN, NPR, BBC, PRI and Air America. She founded the activist group Hooping for Peace.Meadow, James B. (2008), "[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/25/20080825_C2DF_BLUES Not exactly a run-of-the-mill day]", Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved on 3 December 2008.Atkins, Lucy (2008), "[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/30/healthandwellbeing.fitness Give it a twirl], The Guardian. Retrieved on 4 December 2008. Moezzi holds degrees from Wesleyan University, Emory University School of Law, and Emory's Rollins School of Public Health.Low, David. (2008), [https://archive.today/20120805221347/http://www.wesleyan.edu/cgi-bin/cdf_manager/template_renderer.cgi?item=67831 Author profile], Wesleyan Magazine, 2008 Issue I. Retrieved on 4 December 2008Loftus, Mary J. (2008), [http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_MAGAZINE/2008/spring/ink.html Author profile], Emory Magazine, Spring 2008. Retrieved on 4 December 2008.

• {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KCVLCgAAQBAJ |title=War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims |publisher=University of Arkansas Press |year=2007 |isbn=9781557288554}}{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2007 |title=War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims by Melody Moezzi |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781557288554 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2008-07-14 |title=War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims |language=en-US |work=The Nation |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/war-error-real-stories-american-muslims/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |issn=0027-8378}}
• {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xe4pLgEACAAJ |title=Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life |publisher=Avery Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=9781583334683}}{{Cite news |last=Webb |first=Gina |date=2013-08-18 |title=Memoir details bipolar struggle |pages=E4 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117703627/memoir-details-bipolar-struggle/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |issn=1539-7459}}{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2013 |title=Haldol and Hyacinths |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/melody-moezzi/haldol-and-hyacinths/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mossop |first=Brian |date=September 1, 2013 |title=Reviews: Haldol and Hyacinths |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mind-reviews-haldol-and-hyacinths/ |website=Scientific American |issn=0036-8733}}{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2013 |title=Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life. by Melody Moezzi |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781583334683 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
• The Rumi Prescription: How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life, TarcherPerigee (2020).

• 2007 Georgia Author of the Year Awards (GAYA) winner for Creative Non-Fiction (Essay) for War on ErrorHerbst, Helen (2008), "[http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/popsmart/2008/06/11/melody-moezzi-wins-georgia-author-of-the-year-award Melody Moezzi Wins Georgia Author of the Year Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327165544/http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/popsmart/2008/06/11/melody-moezzi-wins-georgia-author-of-the-year-award/ |date=2009-03-27 }}", Creative Loafing. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.Lovett, Anne (2009), "[http://www.georgiawriters.org/index.php/resources5/columns6/24-bookmark/517-review-war-on-error Review: War on Error] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130718212311/http://www.georgiawriters.org/index.php/resources5/columns6/24-bookmark/517-review-war-on-error |date=2013-07-18 }}", Georgia Writers Association. Retrieved on 15 July 2009.
• 2008 Gustavus Myers Book Award honorable mention for War on Error[http://www.myerscenter.org/pages/08honment.htm Gustavus Myers Center Book Awards announcement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103018/http://www.myerscenter.org/pages/08honment.htm |date=2009-03-28 }}

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• {{cite web|last1=Moezzi|first1=Melody|title=A Persian in Therapy|url=https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/a-persian-in-therapy/#more-156315|website=The New York Times|date=24 March 2015 |accessdate=24 March 2018}}
• {{cite web|last1=Zinkerman|first1=Alexis|title=Author Melody Moezzi Talks About Mental Health And Muslims|url=http://ibpf.org/blog/author-melody-moezzi-talks-about-mental-health-and-muslims-0|website=International Bipolar Foundation|accessdate=24 March 2018}}

• [http://www.melodymoezzi.com Official website of Melody Moezzi]
• [http://www.hoopingforpeace.com Hooping for Peace website]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTk7oBodXmU CNN interview] on the death of Neda Agha-Soltan

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