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Writers are witnesses and scribes to society’s conscience but writing about social issues in the twenty-first century requires a new

My Name Means Fire cid_1240 and full of the insightAn unflinching and stunning debut memoir of an Iranian girls coming of age experiencing abuse, war, and superstitionand her survival through an inner world into which she could escape When she was a child, Atash Yaghmaians home life was unpredictable: a confusing mix of love and terror. Outside of her home, Iran was also on fire. Her reality of abuse, war, gender oppression, and religious superstition left her feeling unsafe everywhere. So, she left