Holly Dagres Explained

Holly Dagres
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Alma Mater:University of California, Los Angeles
American University in Cairo
Occupation:Analyst
Commentator
Website:Official website

Holly Dagres (Los Angeles, California) is an Iranian-American analyst and commentator on the Middle East with a focus on Iran.[1] [2] [3] She is a nonresident senior fellow at the Washington-based think tank, the Atlantic Council.[4] She is also editor of the IranSource blog and the curator for the weekly newsletter, The Iranist.[5] [6]

Early life and education

Dagres was born in Los Angeles to an Iranian immigrant mother and American father. In 1999, she moved to Tehran, Iran. Dagres spent her teenage years in Iran, from 1999 to 2006, during which time she graduated from Tehran International School.[7] [8] [9] Dagres received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and her master's degree from the American University in Cairo.[10] [11]

Career

Dagres is a contributing editor at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs.[12] Dagres regularly conducts interviews for television, radio, and print, including BBC News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, the New York Times, the Telegraph, and Washington Post, among others.[13] Her work has appeared in numerous publications including Al Jazeera, Al-Monitor, Atlantic Council, Buzzfeed, Foreign Policy, the Huffington Post, and Voice of America.[14]

In 2009, Dagres entered the Miss California USA 2010 beauty pageant as Miss Northridge.[15]

In 2015, Your Middle East called Dagres one of the must follow Instagram users of the Middle East.[16] Her Instagram account was called one of the "8 stunning Instagram accounts that shed light on the real Iran" by Elan Magazine.[17] It was also featured by Al Jazeera English's "Stream of the Week" as a glimpse into Iran.[18]

In 2017, Dagres posted a photo of her late Iranian grandmother with hashtag #GrandparentsNotTerrorists to show solidarity against U.S. President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13769, also known as the Muslim Ban. After it went viral, she and a friend started the 'Banned Grandmas' Instagram account to remind Americans that the ban is ongoing and continues to affect American families.[19] [20]

In 2018, Dagres joined the Washington-based think tank, the Atlantic Council as a nonresident senior fellow and editor of the IranSource blog.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. Holly Dagres. 3 June 2017.
  2. Web site: About Holly Dagres. Al-Monitor. 3 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Interview with Holly Dagres - UCLA (June 15, 2011). Pars Times. 20 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Holly Dagres. Atlantic Council. 24 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Who are we?. The Iranist. 3 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Iranian-American, Holly Dagres, Gives Insight on U.S.-MENA Foreign Policy and Building Dialogue. Middle East Collective. 26 May 2017.
  7. News: Castro. Tony. For the children of Iranians, a new year, a unique outlook. 23 May 2017. LA Daily News. 20 March 2008.
  8. News: Interview: Foreign Political Analyst, Holly Dagres. 18 May 2017. LAexcites Radio Station.
  9. Web site: Dagres. Holly. An American in Tehran. Cairo Review of Global Affairs. 1 June 2017.
  10. Web site: About. Holly Dagres. 3 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Dagres. Holly. Memories of Tehran International School. Your Middle East. 3 June 2017. 4 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150904005235/http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/columns/article/memories-of-tehran-international-school_11552. dead.
  12. Web site: Holly Dagres. Cairo Review of Global Affairs.
  13. Web site: Holly Dagres. Atlantic Council. 24 September 2019.
  14. Web site: About. Holly Dagres. 3 June 2017.
  15. News: Castro. Tony. From Tehran to Northridge to ... Miss California?. 2 June 2017. Los Angeles Daily News. 22 November 2009.
  16. Web site: Illugadóttir. Vera. You've gotta follow these Instagrammers in the Middle East. Your Middle East. 3 June 2017.
  17. Web site: 8 stunning Instagram accounts that shed light on the real Iran. Elan Magazine. 5 June 2017. 3 July 2015.
  18. Web site: A glimpse into Iran on Instagram. Al Jazeera. 2 June 2017. 25 October 2013.
  19. News: Garcia. Patricia. Banned Grandmas Shows Some of the Real Victims of Trump's Muslim Ban. Vogue. 14 October 2017. 11 July 2017.
  20. News: Hoffman. Ashley. Meet the People Posting Photos of 'Banned Grandmas' to Protest the Travel Ban. 14 October 2017. Time. 6 July 2017.
  21. Web site: Holly Dagres. Atlantic Council. 24 September 2019.