Narges Bajoghli
Bajoghli is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University. She is the author of ' Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic,' and co-author of ' How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare. '
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